v. KOSHELEVO: US Commission No. UA06600101
Alternate names: Kasely (Yiddish), Kasheli (German), Koselovo (Hungarian), Koshelovo (Russian) and Kashel Mezen (Hebrew). v. Koshelevo is located in Zakarpatskaya at 48º14 23º20, 60 km from Mukachevo and 182 km from Lvov. The cemetery is located north, right side of the river Osava near the highway to v. Lipche. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
- Hust Regional Zakarpatsky Oblast Executive Council of Chairman Turchin Fedor Fedorovich [Phone: (031422) 3102]. Hust Regional Department of Culture - Chairman-Yurchak Ivan Mikhaylovich [Phone: (031422) 3217].
Zakarpatsky Oblast Executive Council - Chairman Ustich Sergey Ivanovich [Phone: (03122) 33051]. Zakarpatsky Oblast Department of Culture - Chairman Gavorets Vasiliy Stepanovich [Phone: (03122) 35373].
- Hust Jewish Community - Lazarevich Aleksandr [Phone: (031422) 1137].
The earliest known Jewish community was middle 19 [sic]. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 90. Effecting the Jewish Community were 1918 Zakarpatye transfer to Czech and 1944 deportation of Jews to death camp. The last known Hasidic burial was 1942. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban agricultural flat land 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 stones, most in original location with between 50%-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 has only common tombstones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited rarely by local residents. 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, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion and pollution.
Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site in Jul 1995 and interviewed Gergik S.G. of Hust. Oks completed survey on 12/08/1995. Documentation:
Short Jewish Encyclopaedia, vol. 2, Jerusalem, 1982;
Encyclopaedia of Ukrainoznavstvo, vol.2, Kiev, 1993. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
