MLINOV

MLINOV:     US Commission No. UA17140101
Alternate name: Mlinov (Yiddish), Mlinuv (German) and Mlynov (Slov). Mlinov is located in Rovensky at 50º30 25º36, 50 km from Rovno. The cemetery is located at Vatutina St. 32-34. Present town population is 5,001 - 25,000 with no Jews.
-- Town officials: Village Soviet, Chairman Misuk Vladimir Vasil'yevich [Phone: (03659) 22253]. Sidorchuk Epifan Danilovich of Kirova str. 42 [Phone: (03659) 21074]. Historical Museum in Mlinov of Director - Goluch Oleg Stepanovich [Phone: (03659)21967]
-- Regional: Historical Museum in Rovno (Monuments Preservation Dept.) - Dragomanova str.19 [Phone: (03622) 21233]. Region Archive in Rovno of Moskovskaya str. 26a [Phone: (0362) 233004].
-- Jewish Community in Rovno of Shkolnaya str. 39 [Phone: (0362) 269993].
-- Caretaker with key: Anikushin Vasiliy Vladimirovich and Alla Timofeevna Anikushina of Vatutina str. 39, apt. 12 [Phone: (03659)22488].
-- Synagogue in L'vov - Melekh Shoyhet [Phone: (0322) 622219].
The earliest known Jewish community was 16-17 century. 1921 Jewish population (census) was 615. Effecting the Jewish Community were Civil War. Living and buried here was Rabbi Aron Perlov. The Jewish cemetery was established in 17-18 century. The last known Jewish burial was 1941. Muravitsa (12 km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The urban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign, but has Jewish symbols on gate or wall. The marker mentioned Jews. Reached by crossing hotel, access is open with permission. A continuous fence with a locking gate surrounds. 1 to 20 stones exist with none toppled or broken. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns property used for closed Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are garage and hotel. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of new roads or highways, commercial or industrial development and garage and hotel. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups and private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. Jewish individuals within country did re-erection of stones in 1990. Lvov Synagogue pays the caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery are other structures. Very serious threat: existing nearby development. Slight threat: uncontrolled access.
Kirzhner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Prospect Grushevskogo str. 18, apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 3/31/95. Interviewed were Anikushin V.V. on 3/31/95 and Misyuk V.V. on 3/31/95 and Kostyuk V.G. on 3/30/95. Documentation: Mlinore - Mycravitsa , Haifa 1970. Community memorial book. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.