Zhovte Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Ukraine
Region
Dnipropetrovsk
District
Pyatikhatsky
Settlement
Zhovte
Site address
There is a dirt road opposite No.18 Dzerzhinsky street. 200m down this road there is a cliff on the left hand side. The cemetery is located on the other side of this cliff.
GPS coordinates
48.50958, 33.52337
Perimeter length
The perimeter could not be recognized.
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
There is no fence but the moat is visible.
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
The site of cemetery is covered with dense seasonal vegetation. The site was located according to locals, however no perimeter could be established and there is no information about the whereabouts of the tombstones.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It is marked on a Red Army map of 1941. No other information about the cemetery is known.

There is not much information available about the Jewish community of Zhovte. It is known that there was a sizable Jewish community in the 19th century and that they survived a pogrom in 1919.

According to the census of 1897, the total population of Zhovte numbered 5,072, of whom 3,815 were Orthodox Jews.
There is no information on a modern Jewish community in Zhovte.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, although it was active until 1918-1919. The cemetery was demolished in the 1960’s and there are now no gravestones remaining.

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