Sitemap: A Guide to Jewish Cemetery Preservation in Western Ukraine

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A cadastral map of Kopychyntsi (Ternopil oblast) from ca. 1859, showing two Jewish cemeteries at upper and lower left. Both cemeteries are now destroyed. Map courtesy Gesher Galicia.

This page presents a simple hierarchical map (or tree) of the English-language side of this website; a separate page maps the Ukrainian-language side. All completed English web pages are linked here for direct access. The listing below mirrors the visible menu hierarchy of this site. For more information about how this website is structured, see the page How to Use this Website.

The Project Guides

Preliminary Assessment
Project Concepts
Site Surveys and Research
Site Clearing, Cleaning, and Reconditioning
Landscape Planning, Development, and Care
Stone Conservation, Documentation, and Care
Memorial Monument Design, Development, and Care
Directional and Information Signage
Access and Protection: Fences, Walls, and Gates
Sustainability Planning
Project Support and Funding
Communication

Resources and Information for Cemetery Care

Regional and International Experts

Print and Electronic References

Project Concepts
Site Surveys and Research
Site Clearing, Cleaning, and Reconditioning
Landscape Planning, Development, and Care
Stone Conservation, Documentation, and Care
Memorial Monument Design, Development, and Care
Directional and Information Signage
Access and Protection: Fences, Walls, and Gates
Sustainability Planning
Project Support and Funding
Communication

Technical Tools, Methods, and Data

Tools for Surveying Cemetery Boundaries, Terrain, and Feature Locations
Tools for Trimming, Clearing, and Maintaining Vegetation
Tools for Recovering and Transporting Displaced Headstones
Tools for Landscape and Memorial Design

Methods for Tagging Headstones *
Methods for Removing Molehills and Ant Colonies *

Data: Physical Properties of Stone

Case Studies: Selected Projects at Jewish Cemeteries in Western Ukraine

Digital Documentation, Terrain: Tovste Cemetery
Digital Documentation, Matzevot: Tovste Cemetery
Digital Documentation, History: Tovste Cemetery
Printed Documentation: Zbarazh New Cemetery
Digital Engagement (Websites & Social Media): Rohatyn Jewish Heritage

Vegetation Clearing and Cleaning: Rohatyn New Cemetery
Vegetation Clearing and Cleaning: Bolekhiv Cemetery and Forest Mass Grave
Headstone Recovery and Return: Rohatyn Old Cemetery
Headstone Recovery and Return: Lviv Barvinok Street
Headstone Recovery and Resetting: Zaliztsi Cemetery
Memorial Monument: Nadvirna Cemetery
Landscaping and Memorial Site Plan: Rohatyn 1942 Mass Grave
Perimeter Fencing: Busk Cemetery and Mass Graves
Ohel Reconstruction: Zabolotiv Cemetery
Information & Directional Signage: Bolekhiv Cemetery and Forest Mass Grave
Multi-Facet Rehabilitation: Rohatyn Old Cemetery

Derelict Project / Stable: Rudky Mass Grave Memorial Monument
No Active Project / Stable: Svirzh Cemeteries
No Active Project / At Risk: Zboriv Cemetery
No Active Project / Destroyed: Husiatyn Cemetery / Chabarivka Farm

Links to Identified Jewish Cemeteries in Western Ukraine

Lviv Oblast: Identified Jewish Cemeteries
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast: Identified Jewish Cemeteries
Ternopil Oblast: Identified Jewish Cemeteries
Town Locator: Where is My Jewish Cemetery?

Known Cemetery Projects, At a Glance

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∗ This page cannot be completed until after research resumes following the COVID-19 pandemic.