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LUTSK: Luts'k , Lucxck, Łuck ,Lutzk , Luzk

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LUTSK also used the cemetery at Pereyaslav-Khmelnitskiy. Alternate names: Luts'k and Луцьк  [Ukr], Łuck [Pol], Lutzk and לויצק / לוצק  [Yid], Lutsk and Луцк [Rus], Luzk [Ger], Luc'k, Luytsk. A river port and industrial city in northwestern Ukraine, on the Styr River; pop. 210,000 in 2010. 50°45' N, 25°20' E. Jewish population: 9,468 (in 1897), 17,366 (1931).

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Vohlyn Community of Progresssive Judaism

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Chairman: Eduard Dolinsky
Executive director: Valentin Gnatyuk
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Address: 6, Bogdan Khmelnitsky Street, Lutsk 43000 Ukraine
Phone: 380-332 723926
Fax: 380-332 724817
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Region: 03 Volyn region
Profile: 2.2 Jewish Congregations
Corporation: Reform

Lutsk Jewish Community

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Chairman: Moishe Motusovskiy
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Address: 20-24, Grushevskiy Street, Lutsk 43000 Ukraine
Phone: 380-3322 31634
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Url: http://www.fjc.ru/lutzk
Region: 03 Volyn region
Profile: 3.1 Jewish Community and Welfare Centers
Corporation: Chabad

LUTSK I:     US Commission No. UA02010102

Alternate name: Luck (Yiddish), Luzk (German), Luytsk Vilka (Hungarian), Lutzk (Ukraine) and Luytzk (others). Lutsk is located in Volynskaya at 50º45 25º20, 386 km from Kiev and 62 km from Rovno. The cemetery is located at Lenin St. Present town population is over 100,000 with 101-1,000 Jews.

  • Town officials: Town Executive Council-B. Khmelnitskogo St. 19 of (03322) 23246. Specialized Factory of Engles at Street 52.
  • Regional: Oblast Department of Community Economics, Dmytrotsa S.V. [Phone (03322) 45591]. : Oblast Executive Cultural Department of Department of Preservation of Monuments [Phone (03322)42253]
  • Caretaker with key: Town Building Department.
  • Others: Organization for the Protection of Monuments, Protas L.A. [Phone (03322) 24649].

The earliest known Jewish community was 15th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 14860. Effecting the Jewish Community was First World War. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in 1911 with last known Hasidic burial was 1950 or 1960s. The urban hillside and crown of a hill, separate but near other cemeteries, has signs in other languages and unknown(?). Reached by turning directly off a public road, a continuous masonry wall and a gate that locks surround the cemetery. No stones or known mass graves are visible. The cemetery property is now used for housing. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. The cemetery is visited rarely by "other." The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house. The pre-burial house has project. [sic]
Kirjner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Prezidenta Grushevskogo St. 18, Apt. 38 [Phone (03322) 34775] visited and completed survey on 5/25/94. Interviewed were Nakonechniy of 3322 [Phone 25348] on 6/15/94 and Dolynskiy S.P. of -3322 [Phone 40045] on 6/16/94 and Sinyavker B.M. of -3322 [Phone 34775] on 6/14/94.

LUTSK II:     US Commission No. UA02010501
The mass grave is located at 500m from the sugar refinery.

  • Town officials: Lytsk Oblast Community Of Jewish Culture, Dolypskiy S.P. Lytsk Jewish Community, Uimerbaum I.E. [Phone (03322) 34775]. Others: Working Group from the book 'Monuments' of Nakonechniy V.A.

The earliest known Jewish community was 14-15 [sic]. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 14860. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1942. v. Buyani, v. Vatutino (5 km away) and Kiveri (5 km away) used this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 common tombstones with none toppled or broken or removed, date from 20th century. The site contains marked mass graves. The present owner of the mass grave property is the local Jewish community. The mass grave property is Jewish cemetery and industrial-commercial use. Adjacent properties are commercial-industrial and agricultural. Occasionally, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, organized individual tours, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents visit. The mass grave has been vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. Jewish groups within country cleared vegetation. Occasionally, authorities clear or clean. Within the limits of site are no structures. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism.
Kirjner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Prezidenta Grushevskogo St. 18, Apt. 38 [Phone (03322) 34775] visited and completed survey on 10/14/94.


LUTSK III:     US Commission No. UA02010101
Alternate name: Luck (Yiddish), Luzk (German), Luytsk Vilka (Hungarian), Lutzk (Ukraine) and Luytzk (Hebrew). Lutsk is located in Volynskaya at 50º45 25º20, 400 km from Kiev and 62 km from Rovno. The cemetery is located at B. Khmelnitskogo St. Present town population is over 100,000 with 101-1,000 Jews. Lytsk Children's Sports School

  • Town officials: Town Mayor-Krivitskiy of B. Khmelnitski Street 19 [Phone (03322) 23246].
  • Local officials: Lytsk Town Communal Services (03322) 23157 of Specialized Factory (03322) 51067.
    Organization for the Protection of Monuments, Protas V.A. [Phone (03322) 24649] 'Catalogue of Monuments' of Working Group [Phone (03322)25348].
  • Regional: Department of Monument Protection of Valinski Department of Culture [Phone (03322) 42253].
  • Caretaker with key: Middle School No.1 and Children's Sports School.
The earliest known Jewish community was 1447. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 14860. Effecting the Jewish Community was The First World War. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 16th century with last known Hasidic burial 1900. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land and hillside has marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, a continuous masonry wall a gate that locks surrounds the cemetery. No stones are visible or stones date from 16th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns the property now used for "other." Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. The cemetery is visited rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house.
Kirjner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Prezidenta Grushevskogo St. 18, Apt. 38 [Phone (03322) 34775] visited on 6/13/94 and on 7/15/94. Interviewed were Sinyavker Betya Moiseevna on 7/10/94 and Dolynskiy Semen Pavlovich of Franka Street on 7/8/94. Volynskaya Oblast of Lutsk, Prezidenta Grushevskogo St.18, Apt. 38 [Phone (03322) 34775] completed survey on 15/07/1994.

[UPDATE] Photos from Lutsk [January 2015]
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