KHOROSTKOV

KHOROSTKOV:     US Commission No. UA19200101
Alternate names: Chorostkov (Yiddish), Chorostkow (German) and Khorostkiv (Hungarian). Khorostkov is located in Ternopolskaya at 49º14 25º55, 31 km from Gusyatin and 107 km from Chernovtsy. The cemetery is located at north, Lenina Street. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with no Jews.
-- Town officials: Town Executive Council - Pasichnik Ivan Mikhailovich [Phone: (03557) 51337].
-- Regional officials: Regional Executive Council - Voloschuk Stepan Stanislavovich [Phone: (03557) 21178]. Oblast State Administration of Skibnyavskiy Mikhail Vasilyevich [Phone: (03522) 25225]. Town officials: Jewish Community 'Alef' - Paren Nuta Elyevich [Phone: (03522) 69323].
-- Others: Main Architect of Gusyatin Region - Komunitskiy Ivan Vasilyevich [Phone: (03557) 21832]. Local History Museum - Strotsen Bogdan Stepanovich [Phone: (03522) 53592] Cultural Memorial Protection Society - Birkova Aleksandra Tadeevna [Phone: (03522) 26053].
     The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1,979. The last known Sadgoskaya Hasidic burial was 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban hillside has no sign or marker. Reched by from center of hill, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. No stones are visible. Location of any removed tombstones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site used for recreational use (park, playground, sports). Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Occasionally, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II but not in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Near cemetery is much construction. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Serious threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation, vandalism and existing nearby development. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution and proposed nearby development.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 73a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site and completed survey on 22/04/1996. Interviewed was Komunitskiy I.V. on 22/04/1996. Documentation: see at section 14 [sic].

KHOROSTKOV:     US Commission No. UA19200501
     The mass grave, located at reseach station "Elita", was dug in 1943 with last known Hasidic burial was 1944. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The isolated, unlandmarked, urban flat land has signs or plaques in local language mentioning Jews and the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 common tombstones for marked mass graves, all in original location with none toppled or broken and no stones removed, date from 1994. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Occasionally, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents stop at site. This mass grave has not been vandalized. Local/municipal authorities erected stones in 1994. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: weather erosion and pollution.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 73a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site and completed survey on 22/04/1996. Documentation: Encyclopaedia Judaica.