DZUNKOV: US Commission No. UA01520101
Dzunkov is 15km from Pogrebitshe. The cemetery is located at the southwest outskirts of the village, behind the collective farm. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
- Town officials: Village Soviet of Chairman- Bezden` Fedor Maksimovich [Phone: (071) 23634].
- Jewish Community of Vinnitsa - Chairman-Desner.
- Regional State Archives of Vinnitsa. Regional archives of Pogrebitshe of Manager-Vilun Olesya Sergeevna [Phone: (071) 21940].
The earliest known Jewish community was 18-19th century. 1926 Jewish population was 365. Oct. 1941 was the mass execution of the Jews from Dzunkov in Pliskov. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was in 1941. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. Between fields and woods, the isolated rural crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and crossing collective farm, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds this cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 2.00 hectares. 1 to 20 common tombstones date from 20th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and the collective farm. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited occasionally by private visitors and local residents. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last 10 years. Jewish individuals within country cleaned stones and cleared vegetation until 1941. There is no maintenance now. No structures. After 1945, the local inhabitant stole the stones. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and existing nearby development. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access, a constant problem, disturbing graves and a constant problem, disturbing both graves and stones. Slight threat: proposed nearby development.
Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152 Kiev, 5 Tychiny Street, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 05/10/96. Interviewed was Diduk Efrem Grigorievich of 6 Sadovaya Street on 05/10/96.
