Alternate names: Korshew (Yiddish), Krosatchov (Hungarian), Korostoszow (Polish), Korostishov (Russian) and Korostyszaw (Ukraine). Korostyshev is located in Zhitomirskaya at 50º19 29º4, 29 km from Zhitomir and 107 km from Kiev. The cemetery is located at K. Marksa Street 103. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 11-100 Jews.
- Local officials: city soviet Chapaeva Street, 1 - Chikolay Nikolay Konstantinovich [Phone: 36422].
- Caretaker: Luchitskaya Olga Sidorovna of K. Marksa Street 103.
The earliest known Jewish community was 1602. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 3017. Living here were Gofsheyn David Nusimovich (1889-1952), Forzun Yakov Tsalevich (1924) and Urisman. The Jewish cemetery was established in 19 [sic]. The last known Hasidic burial was 1994. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing other public property, access is open to all. A continuous fence with non-locking gate surrounds site. 101 to 500 stones, all in original location with less than 25% of surviving stones toppled or broken, date from 1897. Location of any removed tombstones is unknown. Some tombstones have portraits on stones, and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents stop. Local/municipal authorities cleared vegetation and fixing wall. The regular caretaker is paid by contributions from visitors and the government. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism.
Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, Apt. 42 [Phone: (04141) 54259] on visited on 11/7/94. He completed survey on 11/13/1994. Interviewed was Batler Boris Moiseevich of Sovetskaya Street 14 on 11/7/94.
KOROSTYSHEV II: US Commission No. UA05210102
The cemetery is located at Shevchenko Street 15. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century. Buried in the cemetery near the entrance is Hasidic rabbi. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. No stones are visible. Location of any removed tombstones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site used for building residential. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: vandalism and existing nearby development. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: pollution, vegetation and proposed nearby development.
Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, Apt. 42 [Phone: (04141) 54259] visited site on 7/11/94. Kogan completed survey on 13/11/1994. Interviewed 7/11/94 were Batner Boris Moiseev of Sovetskaya Street 14, Sladkevich Konstantin of K. Marksa Street [Phone: 3-47-58], and Oyslander Mila Iosif of Kommunisticheskaya Street 24.
KOROSTYSHEV III: US Commission No. UA05200502
The mass grave is located south of town. The unlandmarked Hasidic mass grave was dug in the 19th century. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The urban flat land by water has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and crossing other public property, access is open to all. A broken fence with no gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from the 19th century. Location of any removed tombstones is unknown. Some tombstones have metal fences around graves. The site contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for "other." Adjacent properties are residential and dump. The mass grave boundaries have not changed since 1939. Rarely, organized individual tours and local residents visit. This mass grave has not been vandalized. Local/municipal authorities cleared vegetation. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and pollution. Slight threat: vegetation, vandalism and proposed nearby development.
Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, Apt. 42 [Phone: (04141) 54259] on 7/11/94. Interviewed was Balter Boris Moiseevich. Kogan completed survey on 10/12/1994.
KOROSTYSHEV IV: US Commission No. UA05200501
The mass grave is located south of town. The unlandmarked Hasidic mass grave was dug in the 20th century. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and crossing other public property, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 stones are all in original location with none toppled or broken and no stones removed. The site contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for housing, cattle market, and mass burial site. Rarely, organized individual tours and local residents visit. This mass grave has not been vandalized. Local/municipal authorities cleared vegetation. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: pollution, vegetation, vandalism and proposed nearby development.
Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, Apt. 42 [Phone: (04141) 54259] visited on 7/10/94 and completed survey on 10/12/1994. Interviewed was Batler Boris Moiseevich of Sovetskaya Street 14.
KOROSTYSHEV V: US Commission No. UA05200102
The cemetery is located at Shevchenko Street near # 15. The Hasidic cemetery was established in the 18th century. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. The access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. No stones are visible. Location of any removed tombstones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site used for housing. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Work was done by Jewish individuals abroad. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: vandalism and existing nearby development. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: pollution, vegetation and proposed nearby development.
Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, Apt. 42. [Phone: (04141) 54259] visited site and completed survey on 7/11/95. Interviewed on 7/11/94 were Batler Boris Moiseevich of Sovetskaya Street 14,Sladkevich Konstantin Vasilyevich of K. Marksa Street, [Phone: 34758], and Novak Boris Lvovich of Nazarenko Lane 10. Kogan completed survey on 13/11/1994.
[UPDATE] Photos by Charles Burns [Marc 2016]