Alternate name: Lubashevka (Ukraine). Lyubashevka is located in Odesskaya at 47º51 30º15, 107 km from Uman and 170 km from Odessa. The cemetery is located at Chkalova St. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.
- Local officials: Lubashev rayispolkom of Burdyk Vladimir Nikolaevich [Phone (04864) 91184]. Lyubashev Region Cultural Department-Bondar Viktor Maksimovich.
- Regional: Odessa Oblast Cultural Department-Borodavko Roman Isaakovich. Odessa Oblast Cultural Department-Podderskaya Tatyana Anatolievna [Phone (0482) 283837]. Odessa Oblast fond of culture - Mesherova Dina Mikhaylovna.
- Odessa Jewish Community - Chechelnitskiy Shimon. Odessa Jewish Community - Milshteyn Feliks Ilich.
Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street17D, apt.52 [Phone (0482) 665950] visited site and completed survey on 10/10/94. Interviewed was Kondratyuk N.E. of Lyubashevka on 10/10/94. Other documentation was inaccessible.
LYUBASHEVKA II: US Commission No. UA15190103
See LYUBASHVKA I for town information. The cemetery is located at the corner of the Street Lenina and Turgeneva. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1830 with last known Hasidic burial was 1910. 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. No walls, fence, or gate surround site. No stones are visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns the property now used for newspaper editorial [sic]. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of other. The cemetery is visited rarely. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, vandalism, existing nearby development and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion and pollution.
Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street17D, apt.52 [Phone (0482) 665950] visited site and completed survey on 10/10/94. Interviewed was Kondratyuk N.E. of Lyubashevka on 10/10/94. Other documentation was inaccessible.
LYUBASHEVKA III: US Commission No. UA15190501
See LYUBASHVKA I for town information. The unlandmarked mass grave is located near the brick factory, East of town. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The isolated suburban 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 site. 1 to 20 common tombstones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1994. No stones were removed. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. Occasionally, organized individual tours and local residents visit. Occasionally, authorities clear or clean. Within the limits of site are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion, vandalism and existing nearby development.
Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street17D, apt. 52 [Phone (0482) 665950] visited site on 19/10/1994 and 1/24/94. Interviewed were Kondratyuk N.E. of Lyubashevka on 24/10/1994. Oks completed survey on 01/17/1994. [sic] Other documentation was inaccessible.