Kurisove Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Odessa
District
Lyman
Settlement
Kurisove
Site address
From the Sun oil filling station on the P55 highway, drive north for 1.5 kilometres, then turn left onto a dirt road. Drive 550 metres and turn right. The cemetery will be next to the landing.
GPS coordinates
46.98025, 30.96153
Perimeter length
196 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
-
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
There is no information available about the foundation of the Kurisove Jewish cemetery, but it appears on Russian maps from 1917. It was demolished but not built over.
There is little information about the Jewish community of Kurisove. It is known that in the 19th century, 250 Jewish leasers resided in Kurisove.
