LIPSHE

LIPSHE:
Alternate names: LIPCSE / LIPSA (Hung.) in Transcarpathia at 48º16' N, 23º23' E about 182 km. S of Lviv and 8 miles NE of Khust. Interested local or regional individuals, institutions, or organizations: Rabbi of the Transcarpathian Oblast: Rabbi C. Hoffman, Boulevard Lenina 5-Kvartira 13, Mukacevo. Telephone: 38 03131 29880, FAX: 41151. Type of Jewish community using cemetery: Orthodox. Cemetery's location is isolated wooded hillside. Cemetery is reached by turning directly off public road. A continuous iron fence and a gate that locks surround cemetery. Approximate size 600 sq. feet. 20-100 gravestones exist but only 20 are accessible below the steep hillside. 1-20 possibly is not in original location. About 25-50% of the surviving lower stones are toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth is constant, disturbing graves. Many stones are lichen covered. Many stones are broken at the ground, illegible. The lower cemetery is flat, the hillside steep with many trees. Tombstones date from the 18th to 20th centuries. The flat shaped stones are inscribed in Hebrew. The site is now for Jewish cemetery use only. Adjacent properties are residential. Diane Goldman (and Herb Meyers), 4977 Battery Lane, Bethesda MD 20814 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) visited the cemetery on 4 August 1998 and completed the survey on 1 March 1999.