KOLOMYYA: Ivano-Frankivsk [Kołomyja ,Kolomea , Colomeea , Kolimeya, Kolimia, Kolomai, Kolomey, Kolomyia]

The city located on the Prut River in in western Ukraine serves as the administrative center of the Kolomyisky Raion and is also a separate raion about halfway between Lviv and Chernivtsi in the center of the historical region of Pokuttya. Jewish community information. [September 2009]

Jewish Community of Kolomya
Fedkovicha str. 16
Kolomya, Ukraine 78200
Tel.: (380 3433) 26-469

• ShetLink. [August 2004]
• Photos. [August 2004]
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• Czernowitz Bukovina [Mar 2014]
• Jewish Bukovina [Mar 2014]

CEMETERY:

UPDATE: "...I met a man (Meylakh) who is fighting to restore the Jewish cemeteries in Kolomea ... currently being used for recreational activities (park & soccer field and now
some business man want to put up a gas station). I also saw Jewish tombstone still being used for roadways. Meylakh has one a court battle to get these sites restored;
however, getting the city to follow the court order is a whole other subject. He has now gone back to court and filed an injunction against the city for not complying with the
court order. ... I will look to assist Meylakh in his fight and help him restore these Jewish cemeteries." Source: Dori Konig on 10 Aug 2004 JewishGen Digest [August 2004]

• KOLOMYYA I:     US Commission No. UA08220101
• Alternate names: Kolimeya, Kolimia (Yiddish), Kolomai, Kolomea (German), Kolomey, Kolomia (Hungarian) and Kolomyya (Russian). Kolomyya is located in Ivano-Frankovskaya at 48º32 25º2, 69 km from Chernovtsy and 65 km from Ivankovsk. The cemetery is located at center, Lermontova Street. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 101-1,000 Jews.

• Town officials: Town Executive Council - Dovganyuk Igor Dmitriyevich [Phone: (03433) 23598].
  
• Regional: Regional State Administration of Chairman -Nakonechniy Mikhail Mikhaylovich [Phone: (03433) 24992]. Oblast State Administration - Skripnichuk Vasiliy Mikhaylovich [Phone: (03422) 25280].
  
• Jewish Community - Kolesnik Victor Pavlovich [Phone: (03422) 34894]. Jewish Community of Kolomyya - Zalischiker Aleksandr Lukich [Phone: (03433) 26517]
  
• Others: Main Architect of Kolomyya of Timofeev Lukyan Fedorovich [Phone: (03433) 24801]. Gorotynskiy Yuriy Bogdanovich [Phone: (03433) 34964].
  
• The earliest known Jewish community was 16th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 18246. Effecting the Jewish Community were 1405 Magdeburg Law, 1867 when Jews received all rights of Austro-Hungary, and 1890-1900 emigration to USA. Living here were members of Galitskiy Seym: Lazar Dubs (1861-67), Maks Landeberger, (867-73), Osvald Genigsman (1873-79) and members of Reysrat: I. Bloh (1885-95) and M. Trahtenberg (1895-1900). The Jewish cemetery was established in 1700 with last known Sadgorskaya Hasidic burial mid-19 [sic]. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken fence with no 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 recreational use ((park, playground, and sports). Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of commercial-industrial development. Frequently, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. The pre-burial house has sports equipment. (This is sport field probably will destroy the ashes.). Very serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and existing nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and proposed nearby development.
• Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site and completed survey on 1/10/96. Interviewed was Zalischiker Aleksandr Lukich of Kolomyya, Rynok Street, 14, apt.1 on 1/10/96. Documentation: Wasintynski: B. Ludnosc Zydowska w Polsce w wiekach XIX i XX Warszawa, 1930; Jewish Encyclopaedia.
• KOLOMYYA II:     US Commission No. UA08220102
• The cemetery is located at center near lake. The last known Sadagorskaya Hasidic burial was end 19 [sic] [sic]. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land by water 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 recreational use ((park, playground, and sports). Adjacent properties are recreational and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, Jews or non-Jews visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. The tombstones were torn down in 1941-1950. The site is a park. The ashes may be gone. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access and disturbing graves. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. No threats.
• Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 18/09/1996. Interviewed was Zalischenker A.L. of Kolomyya, Rynok sq, 14, apt.1 on 18/09/1996. Hodorkovskiy completed survey on 02/10/1996. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopaedia; Encyclopaedia Judaica; Main Plan of Town; Jewish Historical Memorial in Polska, Jewish starina, 1909, #1.
• KOLOMYYA III:     US Commission No. UA08220103
• The cemetery is located at north of town, near School #3. The last known Sadgorskaya Hasidic burial was 1960. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside 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. 1 to 20 common tombstones, none in original location with more than 75% of surviving stones toppled or broken, date from 1930. Removed stones were incorporated into roads or structures. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site used for recreational use ((park, playground, and sports). Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of other. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. The pre-burial house has garage, sport grounds storage. The tombstones were torn down in 1988 for a waste dump and possible building site. The ashes are scattered. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: vandalism. Serious threat: proposed nearby development. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and existing nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion.
• Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 18/09/1996. Interviewed was Zalischinker Aleksand Lukich of Kolomyya, Rynok Street, 14, apt.1 on 18/09/1996. Hodorkovskiy completed survey on 02/10/1996. Documentation: Wasintynski: B. Ludnosc Zydowska w Polsce w wiekach XIX i XX Warszawa, 1930; Jewish Encyclopaedia; Main Plan of Town; Jewish Historical Memorials in Polska, Jewish starina, 1909, #1.
• KOLOMYYA IV:     US Commission No. UA08220501
• The mass grave is located at northwest part, near the village Sheparovtsy. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 with last known Hasidic burial in 1944. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. Between fields and woods, the isolated flat land has signs or plaques in local language 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. 20 common tombstones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1967. Location of any removed tombstones is unknown. The site contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property. Adjacent properties are forest. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited occasionally by organized individual tours. This mass grave has not been vandalized. Local/municipal authorities did re-erection of stones and cleared vegetation 1967. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution and vandalism.
• Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 18/09/1996. Hodorkovskiy completed survey on 01/10/1996. Documentation: Encyclopaedia Judaica; Jewish Encyclopaedia; Hitlerism [Nazism] in Jewish History, Kiev, 1990; Passport of History and Culture Memorial.

[UPDATE] Second Arson Attack in Kolomyia Jewish Cemetery [January 2016]