MATKOW

MATKOW:     US Commission No. UA06430101
Matkow is located in Zakarpatskaya. Matkow Alternate name: Mat'folvo (Hungarian) and Matkiv (Ukraine). The town at 48º35 23º5_, 35 km from Mukachevo and 157 km from Lvov. The cemetery is located at center. Present town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with no Jews.
-- Regional officials: Vinogradovsky Region Executive Council Co-Chairman Shkopitko Vasiliy Ivanovich [Phone: (03143)22408]. Vinogradovsky Regional Dept. of Culture, Chairman Goliba Ivan Andreevich [Phone: (03143)22774]. Zakarpatsky Oblast Executive Council, Chairman Ustich Sergey Ivanovich [Phone: (03122) 33051]. Zakarpatsky Oblast Administration of Culture, Chairman Gavorets Vasiliy Stepanovich [Phone: (03122) 35373].
-- Jewish Community of Vinogradov, Chairman Rozner Nikolay I.
The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 83. Effecting the Jewish Community were 1918 Zakarpat'ye was transfered to Czech and 1944 deportation of Jews to death camp. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Hasidic burial 1969. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 21 to 100 common tombstones, most in original location with less than 25% stones toppled or broken, date from 19th to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. The cemetery is visited occasionally by local residents. The cemetery, vandalized during World War II, has no maintenance now. 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.
Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St 17d, Apt. 52 visited site [Phone: (0482) 665950] on /07/1995. Rozner N.I. of Vinogradov was interviewed on /07/1995. Oks completed survey on 03/08/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia , vol. 2, Jerusalem 1982; Encyclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo , vol. 1-2, Kiev, 1993. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.