Chabanivka (Bačsava/Bačovo), Ukraine Religious

Chabanivka Religious

~ Religious Life ~

Religion played an important part in the day-to-day lives of Chabanivka's Jews and all were Orthodox Jews. Most spoke Hungarian, Czech, Ukrainian, Russian and Yiddish, the language of the home and commerce. In fact, many non-Jews of the area also spoke Yiddish to conduct business in the area surrounding Munkács.

This was a vibrant village with farmers, craftsmen, salesmen, traders, etc. and the children of each family had their work, too, such as getting up early to hitch the horses to the wagons, feed the horses, make deliveries of milk and then be back in time to go to school.

Chabanivka was under the jurisdiction of the Ungvár Rabbinate and by 1944, had a synagogue, mikvah, kosher butcher, and cheder (or cheider), a religious school. Chabanivka had only a lay leader, a Rabbi was invited to officiate for High Holiday services. The Chabanivka synagogue was on one side of the road and the mikvah was across the road. The synagogue was very modern, for its time, with stained glass windows and an upper balcony for the women, in keeping with Orthodox prayer customs. It accommodated 300 congregants and had a room for study, meetings and celebrations.

~ Synagogue and Mikvah Location~

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Site of former synagogue I
Copyright ©2008 by Amos Israel ZEZMER, France

Site of former synagogue II
Copyright ©2008 by Amos Israel ZEZMER, France

Site of former synagogue III
Copyright ©2008 by Amos Israel ZEZMER, France

Site of former synagogue IV
Copyright ©2008 by Amos Israel ZEZMER, France

Site of old mikvah I
Copyright ©2008 by Amos Israel ZEZMER, France

Site of old mikvah II
Copyright ©2008 by Amos Israel ZEZMER, France

Adjacent property which provided
water to the old mikvah
Copyright ©2008 by Amos Israel ZEZMER, France

Pointing to the water source
for the old mikvah
Copyright ©2008 by Amos Israel ZEZMER, France

~ Chabanivka Cemetery ~
(also known as Bačovo Cemetery)

Jewish families that lived in Chabanivka, and possibly other nearby villages, used the Chabanivka Cemetery (also called Bačovo) as the final resting place for their loved ones. After you turn off the Mukacheve/Uzhhorod highway onto the road leading to the village, the Chabanivka cemetery is located on the left, to the right of a transfer station. Following is a general map of the cemetery location, satelite view and cemetery/tombstone photographs.

In the documents section of the "Other" tab, you will find a link to a U.S. Commission Report completed in 2005 that attempted to document Jewish Cemeteries (and Synagogues and Mass Grave Sites) in the Ukraine. This cemetery, as well as many other village cemeteries, are not documented in that report.

~ Cemetery Views ~
Photos: Copyright ©2008 by Marshall J. KATZ

The Chabanivka cemetery has more stones, but it was impossible to reach and photograph them due to the very dense overgrowth as shown in the following images. There has been vandalism to the remaining tombstones and many tombstones are missing. It may be that some stones toppled over face down, but they were too heavy to turn over for one person.

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Approaching the cemetery in 1999
Copyright ©1999 by Rachel BLONDER, USA

Approaching the cemetery in 2005
Copyright ©2005 by Marshall J. Katz, USA

Cemetery Entrance I
Copyright ©2005 by Marshall J. Katz, USA

Cemetery Entrance II
Copyright ©2005 by Marshall J. Katz, USA

~ Tombstones ~

Announcement: The Chabanivka cemetery is in dire need of clearing of its overgrowth after decades of neglect.

The Lo Tishkach Foundation, European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, is seeking individuals with a connection to this cemetery, or anyone else interested in helping to fulfill the mitzva of restoring it. As you can see below, many tombstones have been uncovered and their goal is to fund a restoration project so that the overgrowth can be permanently cleared (hopefully, uncovering more tombstones), setting upright the numerous stones that have fallen---many face down and nearly impossible to turn over without the assistance of at least three pairs of very strong hands---"reassemble" tombstone fragments and, ultimately enclosing the cemetery. If you are inspired to help financially in this most noble effort, click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation for this cemetery.

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Key	Tombstone Image Credits:
[ 1 ]	Copyright ©1999 by Rachel BLONDER, USA
[ 2 ]	Copyright ©2008 by Amos Israel ZEZMER, France
[ 3 ]	Copyright ©2010 by The Center of Jewish Education in Ukraine and the Lo Tishkach Foundation - European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative

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Compiled and created by: Marshall J. KATZ
with assistance from
Rachel BLONDER, USA
Lo Tishkach Foundation - European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative
The Center of Jewish Education in Ukraine
Amos Israel ZEZMER, France
and the following
JewishGen members/descendants and contributors of Chabanivka Jewish families:

Marshall J. KATZ, USA

Updated: 24 August 2015

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Shmiel Moshe ben Yehoshua WEISS d. 5 Nisan 5690 (3 April 1930) [ 3 ] Shmiel Moshe ben Yehoshua WEISS d. 5 Nisan 5690 (3 April 1930) [ 3 ]	Leah Roiza bat Menachem Mendel d. 21 Kislev 5691 (11 December 1930) [ 3 ] Leah Roiza bat Menachem Mendel d. 21 Kislev 5691 (11 December 1930) [ 3 ]	Sura Leah bat Menachem Mendel d. 27 Iyyar 5698 (28 May 1938) [ 3 ] Sura Leah bat Menachem Mendel d. 27 Iyyar 5698 (28 May 1938) [ 3 ]	Malka bat Yeshaya Ha-Kohen d. 12 Sivan 5624 (16 June 1864) [ 3 ] Malka bat Yeshaya Ha-Kohen d. 12 Sivan 5624 (16 June 1864) [ 3 ]
Yehoshua ben Yitzchok d. 28 Tamuz 5663 (23 July 1903) [ 3 ] Yehoshua ben Yitzchok d. 28 Tamuz 5663 (23 July 1903) [ 3 ]	Yitzchak Tzvi ben Israel Dov d. 12 Elul 5684 (11 September 1924) [ 1 ] Yitzchak Tzvi ben Israel Dov d. 12 Elul 5684 (11 September 1924) [ 1 ]	Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 1 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 1 ]	Yehoshua ben Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 1 ] Yehoshua ben Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 1 ]
Yehuda Leibush ben Moshe Yehuda HIRTENSHTEIN Z''L d. 1 Adar I 5673 (8 February 1931) [ 2 ] Yehuda Leibush ben Moshe Yehuda HIRTENSHTEIN Z''L d. 1 Adar I 5673 (8 February 1931) [ 2 ]	Sheindel Bailah (née HIRTENSHTEIN) KRAA d. 1 Tevet 5691 (21 December 1930) [ 2 ] Sheindel Bailah (née HIRTENSHTEIN) KRAA d. 1 Tevet 5691 (21 December 1930) [ 2 ]	Leah bat Meyer d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Leah bat Meyer d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Eliezer ben Menachem Yehuda d. 8? Av 5688 (25? July 1928) [ 3 ] Eliezer ben Menachem Yehuda d. 8? Av 5688 (25? July 1928) [ 3 ]
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Leah bat Tzvi Ha-Kohen d. 8 Iyar 56__ (Illegible) [ 3 ] Leah bat Tzvi Ha-Kohen d. 8 Iyar 56__ (Illegible) [ 3 ]	Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ] Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible) [ 2 ]	Avruhom ben Binyumin Moshe Aron d. 21 Av 5612 (6 August 1852) [ 3 ] Avruhom ben Binyumin Moshe Aron d. 21 Av 5612 (6 August 1852) [ 3 ]
Ester Leah bat Naftuli d. __ Elul 5609 (__ August 1849) [ 3 ] Ester Leah bat Naftuli d. __ Elul 5609 (__ August 1849) [ 3 ]	Yitzchok Aizik ben Avruhom Dov KLEIN d. 4 Iyyar 5697 (15 April 1937) [ 3 ] Yitzchok Aizik ben Avruhom Dov KLEIN d. 4 Iyyar 5697 (15 April 1937) [ 3 ]	illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]	illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]
Yehudis bat Chaim Tzvi d. __ Nisan 5677 (__ March 1917) [ 3 ] Yehudis bat Chaim Tzvi d. __ Nisan 5677 (__ March 1917) [ 3 ]	Leah bat Yacov Yehuda d. 14 Adar 5676 (18 February 1916) [ 3 ] Leah bat Yacov Yehuda d. 14 Adar 5676 (18 February 1916) [ 3 ]	Shlomo ben Tzvi Dov STERN d. 24 Adar I 5689 (6 March 1929) [ 3 ] Shlomo ben Tzvi Dov STERN d. 24 Adar I 5689 (6 March 1929) [ 3 ]	illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]
Miriam bat Chaim ___ d. 20 Tishrei 5691 (12 October 1930) [ 3 ] Miriam bat Chaim ___ d. 20 Tishrei 5691 (12 October 1930) [ 3 ]	__ Tzvi ben __ d. 5694 (1934) [ 3 ] __ Tzvi ben __ d. 5694 (1934) [ 3 ]	Fraida bat Avruhom d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] Fraida bat Avruhom d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]	Moshe Yisruel ben __ d. __ Iyyar ____ (illegible) [ 3 ] Moshe Yisruel ben __ d. __ Iyyar ____ (illegible) [ 3 ]
Dov ben Yosef Getzel d. 1 Cheshvan 5638 (8 October 1877) [ 3 ] Dov ben Yosef Getzel d. 1 Cheshvan 5638 (8 October 1877) [ 3 ]	Mayer ben Mordechai Shlomo d. 14 Sivan 5671 (10 June 1911) [ 3 ] Mayer ben Mordechai Shlomo d. 14 Sivan 5671 (10 June 1911) [ 3 ]	Hillel ben __ d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] Hillel ben __ d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]	illegible d. 2 Adar II 5660 (3 March 1900) [ 3 ] illegible d. 2 Adar II 5660 (3 March 1900) [ 3 ]
illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]	illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]	illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]	Yita bat Yehuda d. __ Cheshvan 5619 (__ October 1858) [ 3 ] Yita bat Yehuda d. __ Cheshvan 5619 (__ October 1858) [ 3 ]
illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]	illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]	illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]	Shimon ben Yitzchok d. 16 Tishrei 5665 (25 September 1904) [ 3 ] Shimon ben Yitzchok d. 16 Tishrei 5665 (25 September 1904) [ 3 ]
Moshe Duvid Ben Naftuli Tzvi d. 2 ___ 5621 (2 ___ 1861) [ 3 ] Moshe Duvid Ben Naftuli Tzvi d. 2 ___ 5621 (2 ___ 1861) [ 3 ]	Yosef Tzvi ben __ Ha-Kohen d. 24 Sh'vat 5627 (30 January 1867) [ 3 ] Yosef Tzvi ben __ Ha-Kohen d. 24 Sh'vat 5627 (30 January 1867) [ 3 ]	illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ] illegible d. illegible (illegible) [ 3 ]	Menachem ben __ d. 14 Tevet ____ (illegible) [ 3 ] Menachem ben __ d. 14 Tevet ____ (illegible) [ 3 ]
Shlomo Zalmen ben Tzvi Avigdor d. __ Nisan 5664 (__ April 1904) [ 3 ] Shlomo Zalmen ben Tzvi Avigdor d. __ Nisan 5664 (__ April 1904) [ 3 ]	Aron ben Eliezer Ha-Kohen d. 19 Tishrei 5663 (20 October 1902) [ 3 ] Aron ben Eliezer Ha-Kohen d. 19 Tishrei 5663 (20 October 1902) [ 3 ]	Yisruel ben Yosef ___ d. 4 Chesvan 5673 (15 October 1912) 1 of 4 [ 3 ] Yisruel ben Yosef ___ d. 4 Chesvan 5673 (15 October 1912) 1 of 4 [ 3 ]	Yisruel ben Yosef ___ d. 4 Chesvan 5673 (15 October 1912) 2 of 4 [ 3 ] Yisruel ben Yosef ___ d. 4 Chesvan 5673 (15 October 1912) 2 of 4 [ 3 ]
	Yisruel ben Yosef ___ d. 4 Chesvan 5673 (15 October 1912) 3 of 4 [ 3 ] Yisruel ben Yosef ___ d. 4 Chesvan 5673 (15 October 1912) 3 of 4 [ 3 ]	Yisruel ben Yosef ___ d. 4 Chesvan 5673 (15 October 1912) 4 of 4 [ 3 ] Yisruel ben Yosef ___ d. 4 Chesvan 5673 (15 October 1912) 4 of 4 [ 3 ]