Hnativka Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Historical overview
During the 19th century, the Hnativka Jewish community was using the old cemetery of Trokhymbrid. A separate cemetery of Hnativka cemetery was established during the early 20th century. It was called “Hayim Motis’ Nivki,” after the land plot’s donor. The cemetery was destroyed along with the shtetl of Hnativka during WWII.
Today, the site is abandoned and overgrown, hardly reachable due to its location in the forest. No traces of cemetery were found, and the area is often flooded, presumably due to Soviet melioration works in the 1970s.
The farm settlement of Hnativka was founded in 1838. In 1897, 567 Jews were living in the village. The population is estimated to have reached 1,204 in the early 20th century. During the interwar period, its number varied. Villagers migrated to ICA settlements in Argentina, leaving a Jewish population of 577 in 1921. In 1931, approximately 900 Jews lived in Hnativka, and ten years later, 700 Jews resided here. On August 24, 1942, Hnativka’s Jews were deported to Trokhymbrid and murdered there alongside locals. Some managed to escape and joined a partisan detachment. After WWII, Hnativka ceased to exist.