The Kasperivtsi Jewish cemetery is now protected by a metal fence, becoming the third cemetery in the Ternopil region that ESJF has fenced this year with the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt).
Previously, this cemetery had no fence or protection at all — it was only surrounded by a small ditch marking its boundary.
The modern Ternopil region of Ukraine is part of the historical territory of Galicia, formerly part of Austria-Hungary, which once had a traditionally dense Jewish population. As a result, many Jewish cemeteries have been preserved here.
The Jewish cemetery in Kasperivtsi has existed since at least the second half of the 19th century. Today, about 30 tombstones remain, dating from the late 19th century to 1935. Along with the ruins of Jewish-owned watermills, it stands as the only memorial to this vanished community — after World War II, no Jews remained in Kasperivtsi.