Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Ukraine
Region
Kirovohrad
District
Kropyvnytsky
Settlement
Adzhamka
Site address
Cemetery does not have an address.
GPS coordinates
48.575294, 32.524752
Perimeter length
370 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fenced.
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
The cemetery is covered with seasonal vegetation. There is little physical evidence that this was a Jewish cemetery, but this territory completely differs from other indicated locations in the village. Inscriptions on the gravestones are barely legible and seem not original. Also, there are some holes on the top of the gravestones, which could indicate they were originally for another part of the monument. On the same territory of the site there is also one relatively new cross.
Number of existing gravestones
Two gravestones with barely legible inscriptions.
Date of oldest tombstone
1919 (the only legible one).
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

Adzhamka (or Pikinernaya Adzhamka) was established as a Cossack military settlement about the mid 18th century. In 1734, the region came under the control of the Russian Empire, and became a part of Novorossiya, from 1802 it belonged to the Kherson Governorate (Khersonskaya gubernia).

In 1897, the Jewish population of Adzhamka was less than 300 people. In 1910, there were 217 Jewish residents and a synagogue and a cemetery were in use. The Jewish population of Adzhamka suffered greatly during World War I and the civil war in Russia. In 1919, a pogrom claimed a number of victims.
After 1922, Adzhamka became a part of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic within the USSR.

In 1939, there were only 60 Jewish residents. In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Adzhamka became a part of the independent Ukraine.
The Jewish cemetery of Adzhamka is neglected and almost totally gone, two illegible headstones are all that remains.

Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery
Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery
Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery
Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery
Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery
Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery
Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery
Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery
Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery
Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery
Adzhamka Jewish Cemetery