KALININSKOYE

v. KALININSKOYE I:     US Commission No. UA21110101
Alternate names: Kalinindorf 1927-46 (Yiddish), Sde Menuche, Kalinindorf (German), Sde Menocha (Hungarian), Bolshaya Seymenukha 1807- (Polish), 1927 (English), Bolshaly Seidemenuklha (Russian) and Seydemenukha (Hebrew). v. Kalininskoye is located in Khersonskaya at 47.7. 32.59, 170 km from Kherson and 182 km from Odessa. The cemetery is located at northeast part of village, near the highway to Velikoaleksandrovka. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with 11-100 Jews.
-- Town officials: Village Soviet - Mokrenko Raisa Timofeevna.
-- Regional officials: Veliko-Aleksandrovka Regional Executive Committee, Belokon Vladimir Fedorovic [Phone: (05532) 21365]. Oblast Department of Culture - Tischenko Andrey Nikolayevich. Veliko-Aleksandrovka Regional Department of Culture - Tolstaya Tatyana Nikolayevna [Phone: (05532) 21150].
-- Jewish Community of Kherson. Steyman Boris Ziniviyevich (05522) 64129.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1807. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 3891. In 1927, Kalinindorf National Jewish region was created. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1807 with last known Hasidic burial in 1993. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban site by water has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken fence with no gate surrounds site. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location with less than 25% of surviving stones toppled or broken, date from the 19th century. Location of any removed tombstones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, other metallic elements, portraits on stones, and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Occasionally, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Jewish individuals within country did re-erection of stones, patched broken stones, cleaned stones and cleared vegetation 1945-48. Now, occasionally, individuals clean or clear. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and existing nearby development. No threat: proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St. 17d, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site in 04/1995. Interviewed were Veprik K.P. of v. Kalininskoye in 04/1995. Oks completed survey on 06/07/1995. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
v. KALININSKOYE II:     US Commission No. UA21110501
     The mass grave is located at Southwest part of village.The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The unlandmarked isolated suburban hillside by water has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds site. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No common tombstones were removed. Stones date from 1946. The site contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents visit site. The mass grave was vandalized during World War II. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution and existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St. 17d, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site in 04/1995. Interviewed were Veprik K.L. of v. Kalininskoye in 04/1995. Oks completed survey on 06/05/1995. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.