MONESTYRYSHCHE: Cherkasy oblast [Monastyrishche, Monasterishtche Monasterzyska]

Alternate names: Monastyrishche and Монастырище [Rus], Monastyrysche and Монастирище [Ukr], Monasterishtche [Yid], Monasterzyska [Pol].  48°59' N, 29°49' E, 63 miles ESE of Vinnytsya, 24 miles NW of Uman.2001 population: 9,463. 1900 Jewish population: 2,620.

• KehilaLink [Mar 2015]
• • JewishGen Ukraine SIG
  • Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), VI, pp. 654-658: "Monasterzyska".
  • Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 58: "Monasterishtche".
  • Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), pp. 844-845: "Monastyrishche".

Monastyrysche Jewish Cemetery - This site from the end of the 18th century needs to be demarcated and protected from vegetation overgrowth.