NOVOZHIVOTOV

NOVOZHIVOTOV:     US Commission No. UA01490101
Alternate names: Zivatov (Yiddish), Zivotov (German) and Zywatow (Polish). The town is located at 49º14 29º32, 69 km from Uman' and 8 km from Oratov. The cemetery is located at north outskirts of the village, Kurtuev Street. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
-- Town officials: Village Soviet Chairman Katraga Vasiliy Nikolaevich [Phone: (071)24484].
-- Jewish Community of Vinnitsa, Chairman Desner.
-- Regional State Archives of Vinnitskaya Oblast
     The earliest known Jewish community was 17th century. 1926 Jewish population was 405. The last known Jewish burial was 1917. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated rural (agricultural) 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. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 0.30 hectares. No stones are visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. No structures. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely. private visitors and local residents stop. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. There is no maintenance now. Serious threat: vandalism (The cemetery is plundered.) and proposed nearby development. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution and vegetation. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Slight threat: existing nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152 Kiev, 5 Tychiny Street, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 07/10/96. Interviewed on was 07/10/96 Polura Ganna Nikolaevna of 16 Kurtueva Street.