NOVAYA KOTELNYA

NOVAYA KOTELNYA: may be buried at Staraya Kotelnya
v. NOVAYA KOTELNYA: US Commission No. UA05120101
v. Novaya Kotelnya is located in Zhitomirskaya, 37 km from Zhitomir and 12 km from Andrushevka. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
-- Town officials: Village Soviet of 94482 [Phone: 94494].
-- Others: Stahovskiy Nikolay Grigorovich of v. Novaya Kotelnya.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1847. The last known Hasidic burial was 1938. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated village hillside, by water and other has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds. 101 to 500 common tombstones, about half in original location and 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 1909. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The unknown owner uses property for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are other. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, Apt. 42. [Phone: 54239] visited site on 8/19/94. Interviewed was Stahovskiy Nikolay Grigorovich of v. Novaya Kotelnya on 8/19/94. Kogan completed survey on 10/01/1994.