Keretsky (Kerecke, Kerecky), Ukraine Religious

~ Religious Life ~

Keretsky Religious

If you have information concerning the religious community of Keretsky, click HERE to e-mail me.

~ Keretsky Synagogue ~
If you have a photo of the synagogue and/or mikvah, click HERE to e-mail me.

~ Keretsky Rabbis ~
If you have a photo of any Keretsky rabbis, click HERE to e-mail me.

~ Keretsky Cemetery ~
Jewish families that lived in Keretsky, and possibly other nearby villages, used the Keretsky cemetery as the final resting place for their loved ones.
The cemetery is located just across a bridge and up the hillside. There is an iron-bar fence---a work of art---around the perimeter of the cemetery and cement steps to climb to the gate, halfway up the hill. Every stone remaining was broken off near its base.
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 Ukraine. This cemetery is listed, but many other village cemeteries of the Zakarpats'ka oblast are not listed.

~ Keretsky Cemetery Views ~

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Cemetery view I
Photo: Courtesy of Marshall Katz, USA
Crossing the bridge approaching the cemetery

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Cemetery view II
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Approaching the cemetery

Cemetery view IV
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Cemetery gate

Cemetery view III
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Approaching the cemetery

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Cemetery view V
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Cemetery view VII
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Stream and bridge next to the cemetery

Cemetery view VI
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~ Keretsky Cemetery Tombstones ~
Following is all of the tombstones we found in the cemetery.
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[ d. = died ]

illegible
d. illegible
(illegible)

Yehuda and other unreadable children ben Shmiel
d. illegible
(illegible)

illegible
d. illegible
(illegible)

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Created and Compiled by:
Marshall J. KATZ, USA
with assistance from:

M. Y. EHRENREICH, USA
Amos Israel ZEZMER, France
and the following:

JewishGen members/descendants and
contributors of Keretsky Jewish families:

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Updated: 08 October 2020

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