NIZHNE STUDENYY

NIZHNE STUDENYY:     US Commission No. UA06170101
Alternate name: Alsohidegpatak (Yiddish), Nizni Studeny (German) and Studena (Hungarian). Nizhne Studenyy is located in Zakarpatskaya at 48º42 23º22, 190 km from Mukachevo and 139 km from Lvov. The cemetery is located at village S, left side of the r. Studehyy. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
-- Town officials: Major Slaver Vasiliy Fedorovich [Phone: (03146)92320].
-- Regional:: Mezhgorye Regional Dept. of Culture, Chairman Golodnyak Vladimir Petrovich [Phone: (03146)91475]. Zakarpatsky Oblast Executive Council Chairman Yurchak Sergey Ivanovich [Phone: (03122)33051]. Zakarpatsky Oblast Administration of Culture Chairman Gavorets Vasiliy Stepanovich. Mezhgorsky District Executive Council of Fedutsya Anton Yur'yevich [Phone: (03146)91330].
     The earliest known Jewish community was mid-19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 80. Effecting Jewish Community were 1918 Zakarpat'ye transfer to the Czech and 1944 Deportation of Jews to death camp. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Hasidic burial 1943. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban wooded hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds. 21 to 100 common tombstones, most in original location with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from the 19th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural and forest. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth and water drainage are seasonal problems preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17d, apt. 52 [Phone: (0482)665950] visited site on /07/1996. Interviewed was Veselyuk Mariya of Nizhniy Studeniy on /07/1996. Oks completed survey on 19/08/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia. Book 2, Jerusalem 1982; Encyclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo. Book 2,4, 1993-1994.