REFERENCE: See: abandoned sites Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. - pg. 201, 228-229

REFERENCE: http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Suceava/Suceava.htm [October 2000]
and http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Bukowinabook/bukowina.html has a historical summary. May [2001]

Alternate names are Cetatea-Sucevii/Suceava/Suczawa/Shutz/Suchava/Suczawa/Sutchava. Located at 47°38' 26°15' in Suceava County. Current [1997] Jewish population: about 100. Person to contact about grave locations: possibly Dr. Bernard Greenberg of the Suceava Jewish Community. Burdejen also used this Orthodox cemetery. Names noted in the cemetery: Kolber, Hopmeier, and Brecher. The cemetery is located on a hillside with a sign in English?, Hebrew?, Romanian?. The local Jewish community probably owns the large and hilly cemetery. Vegetation is a seasonal problem preventing access. Dr. Naomi Paltiel Lowi, 4858 Cote d. Neiges #807C, Montreal, Canada H3V1G8, tel. 514/735-5729 visited the site on 22 Jul 1997. She interviewed Dr. Bernard Greenberg in Suceava. [27 Jul 1997]

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The cemetery is located at Str. Stefan Tomsa, no. 18, Suceava, judet Suceava, 4738 2615, 221.1 miles N of Bucharest and 170 km from Iasi. Current town population is over 100,000 with 10-100 Jews.

• Mayor Petrescu Constantin, Str. 22 Decembrie no. 5, Suceava. Phone: 030/251046

• The Jewish Community of Suceava, Str. Armeneasca no. 3, Suceava. Phone: 030/213084
• The Federation of The Jewish Communities of Romania, Sfintu Vineri Street no. 9-11, sect. 3, Bucharest, Romania
• "A.D. Xenopol" Institute of History, Lascar Catargi Street, no. 15, 6400- Iasi Judet Iasi, Moldavia , Romania. Tel. 032/212614; e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Director: Alexandru Zub.
• Key holder and caretaker: Vasilache Elena, Str. Stefan Tomsa no. 18, Suceava

The 1774 Jewish population by census was 105 Jewish families, from 1883 census was 1467 Jews and in 1930 was 3522. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in 19th century. Last known burial was 20th century. The cemetery is 1 km from the congregation that used it.

The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A masonry wall and fence with a gate that locks surround the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 300 x 120 m. 500-5000 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are not in original location. More than 75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a constant problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, limestone, sandstone, and slate gravestones have Hebrew, Yiddish, and German inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or letting, bronze decorations or lettering, and other metallic elements. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial and recreational and residential. Occasionally, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents stop at the never vandalized cemetery. No maintenance. No care now. No structures. Weather erosion is a moderate threat. Vegetation is a moderate threat.

Lucian Nastasă, Clinicilor Street, no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text5764 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it visited the site and completed the survey on 2 February 2001.

[date? before 1997]I have personally visited my mother's family in Suceava. They still have a very active Jewish Community with detailed information about the cemeteries. I saw the records. They have all the names of the people buried. Source: Dean Echenberg MD, 406 Arkansas, San Francisco Ca 94107; phone: 414-826-1977; e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

US Commission No. ROCE-0618
The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery is located at Str. Stefan Razvan, no. 14, Suceava, judet Suceava, Romania. The cemetery was established in 19th century. Last known burial in 20th century. The cemetery is 1 km from the congregation that used it.

The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A masonry wall and fence with a gate that locks surround the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII I size is 100 x 80 m. 20-100 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are not in original location. More than 75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, limestone, sandstone, and slate gravestones have Hebrew and Yiddish inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or letting, bronze decorations or lettering, and other metallic elements. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial and residential. Occasionally, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents stop at the never vandalized cemetery. No maintenance. No care now. No structures. Weather erosion is a moderate threat.

Lucian Nastasă, Clinicilor Street, no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text63537 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it visited the site and completed the survey on 3 February 2001.