Buky Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Cherkasy
District
Mankivka
Settlement
Buky
Site address
The cemetery can be found in the southern part of the village, behind the Christian cemetery, 500 metres to the northwest of the road to Popivka.
GPS coordinates
49.08079, 30.40842
Perimeter length
340 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is heavily overgrown with trees, bushes, and tall grass. The majority of the gravestones are either broken or partially immersed in the ground. Clearance and fencing are required.
Number of existing gravestones
39. The site also include 4 basic stones. There are a number of much older gravestones on the site, but their inscriptions are too damaged to be legible.
Date of oldest tombstone
The oldest found is 1942
Date of newest tombstone
The latest found is 2009
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. Given it appears on a Russian map of the region from 1929 it can be inferred the cemetery already existed at this point. According to Lo Tishkakh data, the oldest preserved gravestone dates to the early 20th century, but ESJF surveyors were unable to locate it during their visit in 2020. According to the most recent epigraphic data, the oldest gravestone dates to the mid 20th century.
