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Belilovka (Белиловка), Ukraine

Alternate names: Belilovka (Yiddish), Bialolowka (German), Bilolowka, Beliivka, Bilylivka, Білилівка, בלילובקה
(Latitude: 49º68, Longitude:  29º01)
Zhitomir oblast, 134 km southwest of Kiev
Belilovka

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About the Cemetery in Belilovka:
... The isolated flat rural (agricultural) site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. 21 to 100 stones, most in original location with 50%-75% toppled or broken, date from 1909. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has only common tombstones and no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery use and agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion and proposed nearby development.

About the mass grave:
The unlandmarked 1941 mass grave for Hasidic Jews of town is located at near Rostavitsa rail station. Between fields and woods, the isolated flat land has no sign or marker but has markings. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds the mass grave, 1-20 stones, in original location and none toppled, removed, or broken, date from 1960. The mass grave has metal fences around graves. The municipality owns the property only used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The mass grave boundaries are larger now than 1939. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities and Jewish individuals within country erected stones in 1960. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, and proposed nearby development.

(From the International Jewish Cemetery Project- https://iajgscemetery.org/eastern-europe/ukraine/belilovka)

Note: The coordinates of the cemetery in the Jewish Cemetery Project are probably wrong, or the description is confused with a different shtetl.


Photos of the cemetery as of 2012:
Cemetery 1Cemetery 2Cemetery 3

Videos of the cemetery (taken by Vladislav Fainstein, 2012):




Copyright © 2013 Mark Fainstein