KOZATZKOYE: US Commission No. UA15110501
Kozatzkoye is located in Odesskaya, 120 km from Uman, 200 km from Odessa and 7 km from Balta. The mass grave is located at south of Balta. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
- Town officials: Regional Executive Committee - Chairman-Chernolutzkiy Vasiliy Petrovich.
- Local officials: Odessa Oblast Department of Culture - Chairman-Duvidzon Yakov Aleksandrovich.
- Regional: Odessa Oblast Department of Culture - Chairman-Brodavko Roman Isaakovich. Regional Executive Committee of Odessa - Podderskaya Tat'yana Anatol'yevna.
- Others: Jewish Community of Odessa - Chechelnitzky Shimon. Jewish Community - Milshteyn Feliks Il'ich.
The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. Between fields and woods, the isolated rural (agricultural) site, by water, has sign or marker mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 common tombstones, all in original location with none toppled or broken and no stones removed, date from the 20th century. The site contains unmarked mass graves. The municipality owns the property. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Local residents visit rarely. This mass grave has not been vandalized. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Water drainage at the mass grave is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, vandalism, and existing nearby development and proposed nearby development.
Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on 5/14/88 and 10/15/94. Interviewed on 5/15/88 were Beyzer T.L. and Tzvang R. S. Oks completed survey on 02/16/1995. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.