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PAVOLOCH I: US Commission No. UA05490101 Alternate names: Pavoloch (Yiddish), Pavalich (German), Pawolotsch (Hungarian) and Povoloch (Polish). Pavoloch is located in Zhitomirskaya at 49°52 29°27, 12 km from Popelnya, 84 km from Zhitomir and 101 km from Kiev. The cemetery is located at center, between Bessarabia St., & r. Pavolochka. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St. 107, apt. 42. [tel. (04141)54259] visited site on 5/8/95 and completed survey on 06/10/1995. Interviewed were Retilevskaya Nina Kalenikovna of Pavoloch on 5/8/95 and Bubliy Ivan Aleksandrovich of Pavoloch on 5/8/95. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopaedia. PAVOLOCH II: US Commission No. UA05490102 The cemetery is located at NE part of town, near the road Pavoloch-Popelnya. The rural (agricultural) flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by Zavalya St. 97, access is open to all with no wall or fence. 21-100 stones, most in original location with 50%-75% toppled or broken, date from 1913. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has special sections for men and womenThe cemetery has only common tombstones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery and agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are agricultural and road Pavoloch-Popelnya. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of road Pavoloch-Popelnya. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors stop. This cemetery was not vandalized. No maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing stones. Serious threat: vegetation. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, vandalism and existing nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion and proposed nearby development. Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St. 107, apt. 42. [tel. (04141)54259] visited site on 5/8/95 and completed survey on 05/10/1995. Interviewed were Retilevskaya Nina Kalenikovna of Mestechko St., 85 on 5/8/95 and Bubliy Ivan Aleksandrovich of Mestechko St., 25 on 5/8/95. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopaedia. PAVOLOCH III: US Commission No. UA05490501 The mass grave is located at NW part of town. Caretaker: Retilyevskiy Boris Viktorovich. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 with last known Hasidic Jewish burial in 1977. No other towns or villages' Jews were murdered in this unlandmarked mass grave. The rural (agricultural) flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with a continuous fence but no gate. 1-20 stones, all in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1950. Some tombstones have metal fences around graves. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns site used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are agricultural and an Orthodox cemetery. The mass grave boundaries are smaller now than 1939. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors stop. The mass grave was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. Jewish individuals within country re-erected stones in 1950. Occasionally, individuals clean or clear. Within the limits of the site are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and proposed nearby development. Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St. 107, apt. 42. [tel. (04141)54259] visited site on 5/8/95 and completed survey on 04/10/1995. Interviewed were Bubliy Ivan Aleksandrovich on 5/8/95. |