KOSINY

KOSINY:
Alternate/former town names: Mezokaszony (Hung.) In Zakarpatskaya Oblast, Transcarpathia at 48º15' N, 22º28' E, 208 km. SSW of Lviv and 69 miles WNW of ___. Orthodox Cemetery is behind Kossuth Lajos Street. Interested: Rabbi of the Transcarpathian Oblast, Rabbi C. Hoffman, Boulevard Lenina 5-Kvartira 13, Mukacevo. Telephone: 38 03131 29880, FAX: 41151. The Jewish cemetery key is at a small cafe. The isolated suburban flat land is marked by Jewish symbols on gate/wall. Cemetery is reached by turning off a private pedestrian road and surrounded by a continuous wall, part masonry, and part fence. Approximate size: 150 feet x 400 feet. Of the 150 gravestones, about 30% or 50 stones are tumbled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth is mostly not a problem but some trees are disturbing stones. The flat shaped tombstones date from the 20th century, some with metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Hebrew. The cemetery memorializes Holocaust victims. Site is for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential.
     Diane Goldman (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)(and Herb Meyers), 4977 Battery Lane, Bethesda MD 20814 visited the site on 3 August 1998 and completed survey on 1 March 1999.