LUBNY

LUBNY I:     US Commission No. UA16030101
Alternate name: Lovyn (Hungarian), Lubny (English), Luben (Russian) and Lovyn (Ukraine). Lubny is located in Poltavskaya at 50º1 33º0, 200 km from Kiev and 139 km from Konotop. The cemetery is located at Dimitrova Street 14. Lubny Present town population is 25,001-100,000, with 11-100 Jews.

• Town officials: Lubny City ispolkom, Sovetskaya Street 12, Koryak Vasiliy Vasilievich of (053615) 3190.
• Regional: Poltava Oblispolkom.
  

     The earliest known Jewish community was 17th century. 1939 Jewish population was 5341. Effecting the Jewish Community were 1918-1920 pogroms. Sholom Alechem lived here 1880-1883. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 17th century with last known Hasidic burial beginning of 20th century. 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 with no wall, fence, gate, structures, or known mass grave. 21 to 100 stones, about half in original location and 50%-75% toppled or broken, date from 1873 to the 20th century. Municipality owns the property now used for waste dumping. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. The cemetery is visited rarely by private visitors. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and occasionally in the last ten years. There is no maintenance now. Very serious threat: weather erosion, existing nearby development and proposed nearby development. Serious threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, vegetation and vandalism.
     Peysahov Dmitriy of 252039, Kiev, 40-let Oktyabrya Prospect 48, Apt. 6 [Phone (044) 2650346] visited site and completed survey on 08/15/1994. Interviewed on 08/15/1994 were Tamara Samoylovna Moshnikova and Tamara Nikolaevna Dyachenko of Lubny.
LUBNY II:     US Commission No. UA16030102
     The Jewish cemetery was established in 1917. The last known Hasidic burial was 1945. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The urban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous masonry wall with non-locking gate surrounds the cemetery. There are no structures or stones visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns the property. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely do local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access and proposed nearby development.
     Peysahov Dmitriy of 252039, Kiev, 40-let Oktyabrya Prospect 48, Apt. 6 [Phone (044) 2650346] visited site and completed survey on 08/16/1994. Interviewed on 08/16/1994were Tomara Samoylovna Moshnikova and Tomara Nikolaevna of Lubny.
LUBNY III:     US Commission No. UA16030103
     The cemetery is located at Gaydaya St. 48, end Aviatorov St. The Hasidic cemetery was established in 1947 with last known Jewish burial 1994. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The urban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has signs or plaques in local language. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken fence and non-locking gate surround the cemetery. No known mass graves but there are structures. More than 5000 stones are in original location. No surviving stones are toppled or broken. The cemetery has no special sections. Some 20th century tombstones have iron decorations or lettering, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. Municipality owns the property now used for "other." Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are larger now than 1939. The cemetery is visited frequently by private visitors and local residents. The cemetery was not vandalized. The government pays the regular caretaker. Slight threat: pollution and vegetation. See above for survey and interview information.
LUBNY IV:     US Commission No. UA16030102
     See Lubny I for town information. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1917 with last known Hasidic burial 1945. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The urban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous masonry wall with non-locking gate surrounds the cemetery. No stones are visible. The cemetery contains no known mass graves and no structures. Municipality owns the property. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely do local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access and proposed nearby development. See above for survey information and interviews.
LUBNY (V. ZASULYE):     US Commission No. UA16030501
     See Lubny I for town information. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The isolated urban flat land has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road and crossing other public property, access is open to all. A continuous fence surrounds the mass grave, but there is no gate. There are no structures. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken date from 1946. No stones were removed. Some tombstones have iron decorations or lettering. Municipality owns property used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are residential. The mass grave is visited frequently by organized individual tours, private visitors and local residents. This mass grave was not vandalized. Regional/national authorities cleared vegetation. Occasionally, authorities clear or clean. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and existing nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, vandalism and proposed nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny Street 5, Apt. 68 [Phone (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 04/10/1995. Dyachenko T.N. [Phone (05361) 52106] was interviewed on 04/10/1995.