In the 1960s, the Russians confiscated the Munkács cemetery property intending to construct a factory, but due to the efforts spearheded by
Rabbi Tzvi (Hershel) KESTENBAUM and a few other influential people, they were able to save the cemetery from total destruction; it remains
in its current condition with unmolested graves. Some families were able to re-inter their loved ones in the new Mukacheve cemetery before
clearing the cemetery of its tombstones, which were bulldozed and buried in pits on the cemetery property. Following is what was found at
the Munkács cemetery property in 2011.
The first paragraph is based on a prayer from Rabbi (Rabeinu) Gershom on the high holy days;
they inserted the City of Munkács in the prayer. The original prayer has the City of the Almighty. The remaining text is a loose translation of the memorial.
I shall remember, O Almighty, and I shall moan, when I see every city built on its hilltop in glory while the City of Munkács is downtrodden and in shambles, but despite all this, we are the Almighty's and our eyes look to the Almighty.
Let this Memorial be a witness on the holy congregations of this large city onto the Almighty, a city full of wise men and scribes, synagogues, wise men and their students, elementary students and their teachers,
teenagers and young men who studied the holy Torah day and night, holy men who did the Almighty's biding with their heart and body, and the good name of this city became known for all.
Woe is unto me on the loss of the glorious city of Munkács which went up as a total sacrifice to the Almighty during the years of the war, when more then 6 million of the Jewish nation were murdered, of which included most of the Jewish inhabitants of the City of Munkács, may the Almighty revenge their spilled blood, and those that stayed alive, were spread all over the world and the city remained desolate.
And I raise my voice in mourning on those lying here that rested here on their eternal rest in this old cemetery, which holds thousands of Jewish Munkács inhabitants, among them are the holy rabbis that led the holy Kehila of Munkács through the generations and where every resting place was marked with a tombstone attesting to the person lying beneath it; and where their descendants pored out their hearts in beseeching the Almighty in the honor of those lying here and this holy place was soaked with their tears from many generations.
When the gates and the tombstones were broken, we couldn't do anything about it, and there was nothing left except the resting places of those buried here without us knowing who is buried where and for many years the worry of total annihilation was hovering on this holy cemetery.
But with the Almighty's help, and the help of generous hearts of the Jewish nation, we were able to build a new gate that should protect this holy cemetery from total annihilation and protection for those lying here and let this memorial attest that their holy spirits still lives in our hearts and we won't let them be forgotten from our hearts forever.
For this reason, we erected this memorial in this holy place, it should be a remembrance of the holy people lying in this place, and it should be a remembrance for our descendants forever to go in their ways, and that they should beseech the almighty before his holy throne for all our descendants and the whole Jewish nation that we should merit that he should keep his promise to our fore-bearers and they will be reunited in the coming of the Messiah.
(top) Here is the resting place of the holy of holiest, a Tzadik who was able to beseech the almighty for miracles for his brethen and who was held in high esteem by the holy men of his generation. Rabbi Yisucher Berish ZT"L, author of Malbish Leshabbos VeleYomtov and his son, the Tzadik and most learned of his generation, Rabbi Menashe TZ"L, author of Alfei Menashe and other members of the family are buried here.
(bottom) Thanks and a lot of blessings, in the merit of the holy persons resting here to the honorable wise senior person of tremendous good deeds, Rabbi Tzvi KESTENBAUM, from Williamsburg, New York, USA, may he have a long life and who gave his heart, body and soul to save this cemetery from total annihilation. May the Almighty pay him and his very honorable family for his good deed in this world and the coming world, AMEN.
~ Tombstones Uncovered ~
The following images are of tombstones that were uncovered by visitors or they became visible after ground erosion. It seems that care was taken to layout the stones together in a grouping. Tombstone fragments are found throughout the cemetery, but fortunately, the graves themselves seem undisturbed.
You will notice in some of the images that when the wall was constructed, or reconstructed, some tombstones or tombstone fragments, were placed into the wall.
(Click the images below to view a larger image. Optionally, you can use the arrows at the top of the pop-up window to navigate through the images.)
[ d. = died ]
Menachem Mendel ben Arya Leibish d. 7 Elul 5625? (29 August 1865)
Menachem Mendel ben Arya Leibish d. 7 Elul 5625? (29 August 1865)
____ bat Nuta d. __ ___ 5678 (Illegible)
____ bat Nuta d. __ ___ 5678 (Illegible)
Ezriel ben Yosef MARMORSTEIN d. 23 Sivan 5691 (8 June 1931)
Mother's name Beila
Ezriel ben Yosef MARMORSTEIN d. 23 Sivan 5691 (8 June 1931)
Mother's name Beila
Ester bat Moshe WEISZ d. 11 Tishrei 5686 (29 September 1925)
Wife of Ezriel MARMORSTEIN
Ester bat Moshe WEISZ d. 11 Tishrei 5686 (29 September 1925)
Wife of Ezriel MARMORSTEIN
Yitzchok ben Tzvi HaKohen d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yitzchok ben Tzvi HaKohen d. Illegible (Illegible)
Efraim Fishel ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Efraim Fishel ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Moshe ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Moshe ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yisruel Menachem ben Yacov Moshe d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yisruel Menachem ben Yacov Moshe d. Illegible (Illegible)
Meyer ben Burech d. 20 Adar II 5684 (26 March 1924)
From Nanash
Meyer ben Burech d. 20 Adar II 5684 (26 March 1924)
From Nanash
Chaim Tzvi ben Shlomo ____ d. 21 Iyyar 5678 (3 May 1918)
Chaim Tzvi ben Shlomo ____ d. 21 Iyyar 5678 (3 May 1918)
__ Elimelech ben Dov HaLevi d. 2 Tevet 5675 (19 December 1914)
__ Elimelech ben Dov HaLevi d. 2 Tevet 5675 (19 December 1914)
Moshe ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Moshe ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yisruel Dov ben Menachem d. 8 Adar 5671 (8 March 1911)
Yisruel Dov ben Menachem d. 8 Adar 5671 (8 March 1911)
Yosef Yehuda WEINGARTEN ben Yacov Elya d. 9 Av 5690 (3 August 1930)
Yosef Yehuda WEINGARTEN ben Yacov Elya d. 9 Av 5690 (3 August 1930)
Aron ben Usher Tzvi d. 5 Kislev 5685 (2 December 1924)
Aron ben Usher Tzvi d. 5 Kislev 5685 (2 December 1924)
Shimshon ben Meyer HaLevi d. 20 Kislev 56__ (Illegible)
Shimshon ben Meyer HaLevi d. 20 Kislev 56__ (Illegible)
Eliezer ben ____ d. 9 Sh'vat 5690 (7 February 1930)
Eliezer ben ____ d. 9 Sh'vat 5690 (7 February 1930)
Yakov Tzvi ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yakov Tzvi ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Fayga bat Pinchos d. 9 Adar 5643 (16 February 1883)
From Liska
Fayga bat Pinchos d. 9 Adar 5643 (16 February 1883)
From Liska
Avruhom Moshe ben Arya Leib d. 21 Adar 5585 (11 March 1825)
Avruhom Moshe ben Arya Leib d. 21 Adar 5585 (11 March 1825)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Avruhom Tzvi ben Yosef Duvid d. 13 Sivan 5628 (3 June 1868)
Avruhom Tzvi ben Yosef Duvid d. 13 Sivan 5628 (3 June 1868)
Illegible d. 15 Cheshvan 56__ (Illegible)
Top and bottom stone mismatched?
Illegible d. 15 Cheshvan 56__ (Illegible)
Top and bottom stone mismatched?
Gutman FISHER ben Yacov d. 19 Kislev 5654 (28 November 1893)
Gutman FISHER ben Yacov d. 19 Kislev 5654 (28 November 1893)
Chaim ben Yehuda Leibish KALLUS d. 9 Iyyar 5701 (6 May 1941)
Chaim ben Yehuda Leibish KALLUS d. 9 Iyyar 5701 (6 May 1941)
Shimon ben Meyer d. 1 Sivan 5685 (24 May 1925)
Shimon ben Meyer d. 1 Sivan 5685 (24 May 1925)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. 2 Tevet 5654 (11 December 1893)
Illegible d. 2 Tevet 5654 (11 December 1893)
Illegible d. 15 Av 56__ (Illegible)
Illegible d. 15 Av 56__ (Illegible)
Avruhom ben Yisruel d. 13 Tamuz 5629 (22 June 1869)
Avruhom ben Yisruel d. 13 Tamuz 5629 (22 June 1869)
Meyer ____ ben Nusen d. Illegible (Illegible)
Need better photo of bottom for the date
Meyer ____ ben Nusen d. Illegible (Illegible)
Need better photo of bottom for the date
Shmiel ben Tzvi d. 12 Sivan 5626? (26 May 1866)
Shmiel ben Tzvi d. 12 Sivan 5626? (26 May 1866)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Sura Leah bat Tzvi Dov d. Illegible (Illegible)
Wife of Moshe Yehuda
Sura Leah bat Tzvi Dov d. Illegible (Illegible)
Wife of Moshe Yehuda
Beila bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Beila bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Ruchel bat Moshe d. 24 Elul 5677 (11 September 1917)
Ruchel bat Moshe d. 24 Elul 5677 (11 September 1917)
Etelka Safir bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Etelka Safir bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yehuda Leib ben Moshe FRIED d. 23 Av 5681 (27 August 1921)
Pesel bat Yermiyu Arya Leibish FRIED d. 5 Iyyar 5695 (8 May 1935)
Yehuda Leib ben Moshe FRIED d. 23 Av 5681 (27 August 1921)
Pesel bat Yermiyu Arya Leibish FRIED d. 5 Iyyar 5695 (8 May 1935)
Yehuda ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yehuda ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Kordash PAL ben ____ d. 4 Cheshvan 5676 (12 October 1915)
Soldier from Budapest
Kordash PAL ben ____ d. 4 Cheshvan 5676 (12 October 1915)
Soldier from Budapest
Tzirel bat Moshe HaLevi d. 6 Cheshvan 5678 (22 October 1917)
Wife of Menachem HaLevi KROMMER
Tzirel bat Moshe HaLevi d. 6 Cheshvan 5678 (22 October 1917)
Wife of Menachem HaLevi KROMMER
Miriam bat Avruhom HaLevi HOROVITZ from Ungvar d. 2 Sh'vat 5691 (20 January 1931)
Wife of Meyer Klein
Miriam bat Avruhom HaLevi HOROVITZ from Ungvar d. 2 Sh'vat 5691 (20 January 1931)
Wife of Meyer Klein
Chaya Sura bat Eluzer d. 3 Sivan 5673 (8 June 1913)
Wife of Mordechai ben Shlomo Aron
Chaya Sura bat Eluzer d. 3 Sivan 5673 (8 June 1913)
Wife of Mordechai ben Shlomo Aron
Hentcha Rivka bat Menachem HaLevi d. 21 Tishrei ____ (Illegible)
Wife of Avruhom FARBENBLUM
Hentcha Rivka bat Menachem HaLevi d. 21 Tishrei ____ (Illegible)
Wife of Avruhom FARBENBLUM
___del bat Yitzchok Zev d. 3 Sivan 5680 (20 May 1920)
Wife of Moshe KAHANA
___del bat Yitzchok Zev d. 3 Sivan 5680 (20 May 1920)
Wife of Moshe KAHANA
____ bat ____ ROZENBLIT d. 20 Sivan 5665 (23 June 1905)
Wife of Pinchos KATZ, from Palanka
____ bat ____ ROZENBLIT d. 20 Sivan 5665 (23 June 1905)
Wife of Pinchos KATZ, from Palanka
Miriam Golda bat Yitzchok Aron d. 25 Tevet 5678 (9 January 1918)
Miriam Golda bat Yitzchok Aron d. 25 Tevet 5678 (9 January 1918)
Harav Tzvi ben Harav Yechiel Mechel HaKohen KATZ d. 13 Sh'vat 5623 (2 February 1863)
Harav Tzvi ben Harav Yechiel Mechel HaKohen KATZ d. 13 Sh'vat 5623 (2 February 1863)
Liba bat Yakov d. Illegible (Illegible)
Wife of Yosef MEISELS
Liba bat Yakov d. Illegible (Illegible)
Wife of Yosef MEISELS
Chava bat Usher Zelig GOLD d. 6 Tishrei 5680 (30 September 1919)
Chava bat Usher Zelig GOLD d. 6 Tishrei 5680 (30 September 1919)
Yosef KIRSCHNER ben Duvid d. 20 Tevet 5698 (24 December 1937)
Yosef KIRSCHNER ben Duvid d. 20 Tevet 5698 (24 December 1937)
Ruchel Leah bat Yehoshua Arya d. 26 Kislev 5692 (6 December 1931)
Wife of Yosef SHABS
Ruchel Leah bat Yehoshua Arya d. 26 Kislev 5692 (6 December 1931)
Wife of Yosef SHABS
Sura bat Yehuda Dov HaKohen d. 20 Tevet 5682 (20 January 1922)
Sura bat Yehuda Dov HaKohen d. 20 Tevet 5682 (20 January 1922)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yenta bat Pinchos Yehuda d. 6 Sivan 5682 (2 June 1922)
Yenta bat Pinchos Yehuda d. 6 Sivan 5682 (2 June 1922)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Miriam Malka bat Menachem Mendel d. 3 Kislev 5682 (4 December 1921)
Father from Svaliva
Miriam Malka bat Menachem Mendel d. 3 Kislev 5682 (4 December 1921)
Father from Svaliva
Golda bat Yosef Arya d. 29 Tevet 5678 (13 January 1918)
Golda bat Yosef Arya d. 29 Tevet 5678 (13 January 1918)
Hinda bat ____ d. __ ___ 5678 (Illegible)
Hinda bat ____ d. __ ___ 5678 (Illegible)
Keila Yenta bat Moshe WEISZ d. 28 Cheshvan 5682 (29 November 1921)
Keila Yenta bat Moshe WEISZ d. 28 Cheshvan 5682 (29 November 1921)
Ruchel ZINGER bat Chaim GROSZ d. 20 Cheshvan 5676 (28 October 1915)
Ruchel ZINGER bat Chaim GROSZ d. 20 Cheshvan 5676 (28 October 1915)
Fayga bat Shmiel? d. 8 Adar II 5700 (18 March 1940)
Fayga bat Shmiel? d. 8 Adar II 5700 (18 March 1940)
Ester Briena bat Yakov d. 3 Adar 5680 (22 February 1920)
Wife of Tzvi FUCHS
Ester Briena bat Yakov d. 3 Adar 5680 (22 February 1920)
Wife of Tzvi FUCHS
Devoira bat Yosef Moshe ____ d. 12 Sh'vat 56__ (Illegible)
Devoira bat Yosef Moshe ____ d. 12 Sh'vat 56__ (Illegible)
Chana bat Chaim Elisha d. 27 Tishrei 5678 (13 October 1917)
Chana bat Chaim Elisha d. 27 Tishrei 5678 (13 October 1917)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
____ bat Elimelech HOCHMAN d. 24 Sivan 5696 (14 June 1936)
Wife of Moshe Yosef HaKohen WEINBERGER
____ bat Elimelech HOCHMAN d. 24 Sivan 5696 (14 June 1936)
Wife of Moshe Yosef HaKohen WEINBERGER
Avruhom Yitzchok ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Avruhom Yitzchok ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. __ ___ 5696 (Illegible)
Illegible d. __ ___ 5696 (Illegible)
Yehuda Shmiel ben Avruhom Zev d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yehuda Shmiel ben Avruhom Zev d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Avruhom ben Shmiel Tzvi d. 26 Iyyar 56__ (Illegible)
Avruhom ben Shmiel Tzvi d. 26 Iyyar 56__ (Illegible)
Yehuda ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yehuda ben ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Beila bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Beila bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Gitel Fayga bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Gitel Fayga bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Malya bat Naftuli Moshe d. Illegible (Illegible)
Malya bat Naftuli Moshe d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Sura Ruchel KLEIN bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Sura Ruchel KLEIN bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Tzvi Arya ben Sheftel STEINER? d. __ Adar I 5679 (Illegible)
Tzvi Arya ben Sheftel STEINER? d. __ Adar I 5679 (Illegible)
Efraim Fishel STERN ben Moshe HaLevi d. 12 Sivan 5696 (2 June 1936)
Efraim Fishel STERN ben Moshe HaLevi d. 12 Sivan 5696 (2 June 1936)
Yakov Tzvi ben Shmiel Zanvil HaKohen d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yakov Tzvi ben Shmiel Zanvil HaKohen d. Illegible (Illegible)
Tzvi Avigdor ben Avruhom Pesachya d. 1 Tamuz 56_8 (Illegible)
Tzvi Avigdor ben Avruhom Pesachya d. 1 Tamuz 56_8 (Illegible)
Tzvi ben Shmiel d. 12 Adar 5625? (10 March 1865)
Tzvi ben Shmiel d. 12 Adar 5625? (10 March 1865)
Sura Roiza bat Avruhom Arya d. 21 Nisan 5681 (29 April 1921)
Father was Shochet of Munkács
Sura Roiza bat Avruhom Arya d. 21 Nisan 5681 (29 April 1921)
Father was Shochet of Munkács
Beila bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Beila bat ____ d. Illegible (Illegible)
Malka bat Avruhom SHTARK d. 26 Av 5674 (18 August 1914)
Malka bat Avruhom SHTARK d. 26 Av 5674 (18 August 1914)
____ bat Yisruel BenTzion ITZKOVICS d. 27 Cheshvan 5682 (28 November 1921)
____ bat Yisruel BenTzion ITZKOVICS d. 27 Cheshvan 5682 (28 November 1921)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. __ ___ 5682 (Illegible)
Illegible d. __ ___ 5682 (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Chana Rachil bat Moshe HaKohen d. 8 Av 5682 (2 August 1922)
Wife of Avruhom Tzvi KLEIN from Pa____
Chana Rachil bat Moshe HaKohen d. 8 Av 5682 (2 August 1922)
Wife of Avruhom Tzvi KLEIN from Pa____
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yehuda ben Pesachya d. __ ___ 5626 (Illegible)
Yehuda ben Pesachya d. __ ___ 5626 (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yosef ben Yacov HaKohen d. Illegible (Illegible)
Yosef ben Yacov HaKohen d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
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d. 7 Elul 5625?
(29 August 1865)