KLEVAN

KLEVAN I:     US Commission No. UA17120502
Alternate names: Klewan (Polish). Klevan 1 is located in Rovenskaya at 50º45 25º59, 28 km from Rovno. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews. Officials: Unknown.
     1939 Jewish population (census) was 1520. The Jewish mass grave was dug on 06-07 1941. A Tzadakkim or noteworthy Jew buried in the mass grave is Unknown. The last known Jewish burial was 06-07.1941. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Turning directly off a public road and a private road reaches it. Access is open with permission. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the mass grave. No stones were removed. No stones are visible or stones date from the 20th century. The site contains marked mass graves. The municipality and other own property now used for industrial or commercial use. Adjacent properties are residential. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups visit. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, vandalism, and existing nearby development and proposed nearby development.
     Kirjner Moisey of Lutsk, Prez. Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 11/14/94. Interviewed was Turchinskiy A.M. on 11/14/94.
KLEVAN II:     US Commission No. UA17120101
     Hasidim and Dikov (2 km away) used this unlandmarked, isolated, rural (agricultural hillside and crown of a hill with no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, turning directly off a private road, and crossing other public property, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location with between 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from the 19th century. The cemetery has only common tombstones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery and agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. The cemetery is visited rarely by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and occasionally in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: existing nearby development and proposed nearby development.
     Kostyuk V. and Kirjner Moisey of Lutsk, Prez. Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 11/16/94. Interviewed was Turchinskiy A.M. on 11/14/94.
KLEVAN III:     US Commission No. UA17120503
     The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1943. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing other public property, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken and no stones removed, date from the 20th century. Some tombstones have metal fences around graves. Owner of property is unknown. The property is used for mass graves. Adjacent properties are "other." The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups visit. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, vandalism and existing nearby development.
     Kirjner Moisey of Lutsk, Prez. Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 11/15/94. Interviewed was Turchinskiy A.M. on 11/14/94.
KLEVAN IV: I US Commission No. UA17120501
     The Jewish mass grave was dug on 05.1941. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The unlandmarked, isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Turning directly off a public road and turning directly off a private road reaches it. Access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken and no stones removed, date from the 20th century. Some tombstones have metal fences around graves. The site contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for mass graves. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited occasionally by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, organized individual tours, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Serious threat: uncontrolled access. Moderate threat: vandalism.
     Kostyuk V and Kirjner Moisey of Lutsk, Prez. Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site on 11/14/94. Interviewed was Turchinskiy A.M. on 11/14/94. Kirjner completed survey on 11/23/1994.
KLEVAN V:     US Commission No. UA17120504
     The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1943. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The unlandmarked isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing other public property, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken and no stones removed, date from the 20th century. Some tombstones have other metallic elements. The site contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for mass graves. Adjacent properties are "other." The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups visit. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: pollution.
     Kirjner Moisey of Lutsk, Prez. Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 11/15/94 with Kostyuk V. Interviewed was Turchinskiy A.M. on 11/14/94.