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Polonnoye used this cemetery. Person to contact about grave locations is Semyon Benetsianov, Ukraine, 281000 Polonnoye, Khmelnitsky region, Kievskaya 7. Telephone: 011 380 38 433 1453. The unlandmarked cemetery is inactive. The isolated rural (agricultural) crown of a hill by water is reached by crossing private property. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the site. Gravestones date of the 20th century. 20-100 gravestones are in cemetery, 20-100 gravestones in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken. The limestone and sandstone tombstones rough stones or boulders with Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian inscriptions. The present owner is unknown. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. Rarely, private visitors stop. No care, maintenance or structures. Security (uncontrolled access) and pollution are a slight threat. Weather erosion is a moderate threat. The vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem.
Ellen Shindelman, 5400 N. 27th Road, Arlington, VA 22207 USA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. visited the cemetery in July 1997. She completed the survey on 24 Sep 1997.