KOSOGORKA/FRAMPOL

KOSOGORKA/FRAMPOL: 
      Alternate name in Ukrainian: KOSOGIRKA in Khmelnitskaya region at 49º06'N 26º45'E, 51 km. from Khmelnitskiy (town) and 16 km from Yarmolintsy, near the road to Kosogorka. Present total town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with no Jews.
      The Jewish community dates from the 18th century. Jewish population as of last census before World War II: 1100. The last known Jewish burial was in 1955. Cemetery was 0.1 km from congregation that used it. The isolated rural wooded hillside site with no sign or marker is reached by turning directly off a public road. Access is open to all with no fence, gate or wall. 100 - 500 gravestones are in original location with 20-100 not in original locations and 25% - 50% of surviving stones toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage is good all year round. The cemetery has no special sections. The sandstone, flat and shaped gravestones with Hebrew inscriptions may all be 20th century. The present site owner is unknown. The rarely-visited site is used for storage and has no structures. Weather erosion and vegetation are serious threats. Security (uncontrolled access) is a slight threat.
      Freider Mikhail Sanevich, Shenkuskaya Str, 11-196. Chelyabinsk Russia 454084 (tel. (3512) 35-42-31, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) completed this survey on 17 June 2001. Other documentation is unknown. He last visited on 29 May 2001.