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Alternate names: Stanislavchik [Rus], Stanisławczyk [Pol], Stanislavtchik, סטאניסלאבצ'יק [Yid], Stanislavchyk, Станіславчик [Ukr]. 50°10' N, 24°54' E, 14 miles SE of of Radekhov, 12 miles WNW of Brody. Included in Radekhov yizkor book. [Not to be confused with a Stanislavchik SW of Vinnitsa.]

v. STANISLAVCHIK I:     US Commission No. UA01200101

Alternate name: Stanislavcik (Yiddish), Stanislawzyk (Hungarian) and Stanislavtch (Russian.) v. Stanislavchik is located in Vinnitskaya at 50º10' 24º54', 54 km from Vinnitsa and 69 km from Lvpv. The cemetery is located on the way out of town toward Zmerinka. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.

  • Town officials: Town Executive Council.
  • Local officials: Zhmerinski Regional Executive Council. Regional: Vinnitska Oblast Council of Melnick Nikola Evtykhovich [Phone: (0432) 327540]. Vinnitska Oblast Cultural Society - Ilchyk Nikola Nikolayevich [Phone: (0432) 325637].
  • Vinnitska Oblast Jewish Community, Gybenko Bella Aronova [Phone: (0432) 351666].

The earliest known Jewish Community was 16th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1200. Effecting Jewish Community were Chmelnitski Pogroms 1648-9, Barskoj Confederation, 1768-72Pogroms, Civil War, 1918-1920 Pogroms and 1941-1944 Ghetto when 100 local + 5000 Bessarabian Jews died of disease. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in 18th century with last known Hasidic burial 1979. The isolated suburban hillside and crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken fence with non-locking gate surrounds the cemetery. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location with 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 19th to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering, other metallic elements and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery and industrial or commercial use. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of "other." Occasionally, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and occasionally in the last ten years. Jewish individuals within country and abroad did re-erection of stones, patched broken stones, cleaned stones and cleared vegetation in 1945-1946. Now occasionally, individuals clear or clean. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing both graves and stones. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Serious threat: uncontrolled access (Territory used for all purposes), vegetation (All cemetery, apart from a few graves, is overgrown by trees.) and vandalism (Monuments damaged and graves robbed.) Moderate threat: weather erosion. Slight threat: pollution, existing nearby and proposed development.

Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065,Odessa, Varnenskaya St. 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site and completed survey on 6/24/94. Interviewed was local resident. Documentation: Town Populations of the Russian Empire , Podol Region 1864; Population of towns of the Podol region , A.Krilov, 1905; Historical Monuments in Podol-Kamanets region , Gulman 1901; National Minorities in Ukraine Register, 1925.


v. STANISLAVCHIK II:     US Commission No. UA01200102

The cemetery is located at center of village. v. Stanislavchik. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century with last known Hasidic burial 1993. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. 101 to 500 common tombstones, most in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 17th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The cemetery property is now used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. Jewish individuals within country patched broken stones, cleaned stones and cleared vegetation 1952-1993. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing both graves and stones. Water drainage at the cemetery is a constant problem. Serious threat: uncontrolled access (Cemetery used for all purposes.) Moderate threat: pollution and vegetation.

Fuks Mikhail Lvovich of Vinnitsa, Volodarskogo 13, Apt. 4 [Phone: 358296] visited site and completed suravey on 10/2/94. Interviewed was Sojfer I.Y. on 10/2/94. Documentation: Population of towns in the Podol Region . Kamets-Podol. A.Krylov 1905; History of Towns and Villages in Ukraine . Vinnitska Oblast. Kiev 1969; Short Jewish Encyclopaedia . Jerusalem 1976; Jewish Encyclopaedia in 16 vols. Brokhayz-Efron; Encyclopaedia Judaica in 17 vols. Jerusalem.

v. STANISLAVCHIK III:     US Commission No. UA01200501

The mass grave is located at N, 5 km from village, on the hill "Zatish'ye", road to v. Severinovk. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. Khotin (130 km away) Jews were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by road thru the forest, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The mass grave contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns site used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are forest. rarely by local residents. The mass grave was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Water drainage at the mass grave is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: vegetation (On the property of MMS-forest. Trees are starting to destroy graves.) Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, and existing nearby and proposed development.

Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Ukraine, Odessa, Varnenskaya 17d, Apt. 52[Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site in 07/1994. Interviewed were Portnaya D.I. of Zhmerinka in 07/1994. Oks completed survey on 02/03/1995. Documentation: State Archive of Odessa Oblast fond P-2255, on-1, d-1180, 1407.

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