KOLACHOVA: US Commission No. UA06150101
Kolachova is located in Zakarpatskaya, 170 km from Mukachevo. The cemetery is located in center on Kolachova hill, behind the mechanical factory. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
- Town officials: Mejor-Maleta Vasiliy Ivanovich of (03146) 33259, (03146) 33217 [Phone: (03146) 33224]. Town Executive Council - Chairman-Fedutsya Anton Yur'evich [Phone: (03146) 91330].
- Regional: Mezhgorye Regional Department of Culture - Chairman-Golodnyak Vladimir Petrovich [Phone: (03146) 91475]. Zakarpatsky Oblast Executive Council - Chairman Ustich Sergey Ivanovich [Phone: (03122) 33051]. Zakarpatsky Oblast Administration of Culture - Chairman Gavorets Vasiliy Stepanovich [Phone: (03122) 35373].
The earliest known Jewish community was mid-19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 75. Effecting the Jewish Community was 1918 Zakarpat'e transfer to the Czech and 1944 deportation of the Jews to the death camp. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Hasidic burial in 1944. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 21 to 100 common tombstones, most in original location and more than 75% of surviving stones toppled or broken, date from the 19th century. Location of any removed tombstones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial, agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vandalism, and existing nearby development and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and vegetation. Documentation:
Short Jewish Encyclopaedia. Book 2, Jerusalem 1982;
Encyclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo. Book 2,4. K.1993-1994. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on Jun 1995. Interviewed was Vater Ivan of Kolachevo on Jun 1995. Oks completed survey on 19/08/1995.