Stare Davydkovo (Ó-Dávidháza), Ukraine Religious

Stare Davydkovo Religious

~ Religious Life ~

Stare Davydkovo was under the jurisdiction of the Mukachevo Rabbinate and did not have a permanent local rabbi. As Jews throughout the region were generally traditional, they followed Orthodox Jewish law. There was one prominent rabbi whose is known to have spent time living in the viscinity of Nove Davydkovo and Stare Davydkovo. Rabbi Reuven Chaim KLEIN was born in 1826 in Krakow, Poland and moved to Mukachevo as a child. He eventually learned under the Chatam Sofer and Maharam Ash. He later married the daughter of a certain Hersh Ber from the nearby village Horonda. In 1871, he published an essay called Shenot Chaim, which was a commentary on the Rabbeinu Yerucham, a prominent rabbi in 14th century France. He died in Vienna, Austria at a young age in 1873 where he is buried. There was a small synagogue in Stare Davydkovo that was constructed at the beginning of the 20th century by Hirsch Leib SALAMON. It consisted of two rooms and was adjacent to his home.

There were not enough local Jews for a regular minyan, so people crossed the bridge to Nove Davydkovo to have a minyan. The closest mikveh to the village was in Nove Davydkovo. There was no shochet in the village, so each family would slaughter their own chicken according to the laws of kashrut before the Sabbath. Beef was very expensive and was only available from butchers in Mukachevo.

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~ Education ~

The Jewish children attended the one Ruthenian elementary school which taught children from the first through the eighth grade. Jewish education was taught at home, and families often hired private teachers to come to their homes. These teachers were oftentimes yeshiva students from Mukachevo. For more formal Jewish education parents sent their children to cheders or yeshivas in nearby Mukachevo, or the other nearby cities like Uzhhorod or Berehovo. There were no Czech or Hungarian schools in the village.

Sincere appreciation is extended to Ruth (née SALAMON) ABRAMSKY and Rose (née KLEIN) SCHWARTZ, both survivors from Stare Davydkovo, for providing details on their lives and Ari TESLER for providing information on Rabbi Reuven Chaim KLEIN.

~ Stare Davydkovo Cemetery ~

The Jews of Stare Davydkovo, as well as some families of Klyucharki and Nove Davydkovo, buried their loved ones in the Stare Davydkovo cemetery. The Stare Davydkovo (also called Ó-Dávidháza or Rakoshin) cemetery is located northwest of Stare Davydkovo, bordered by a stone wall.

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.

Announcement: The Stare Davydkovo cemetery is in dire need of clearing of its overgrowth after decades of neglect. We are seeking individuals with a connection to this cemetery, or anyone else interested in helping to fulfill the mitzva of restoring it. With some seed money we have been able to uncover nearly fifty tombstones. Our goal is to continue funding this project so that the remaining 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, repair the original drystone wall enclosing the cemetery. If you are inspired to help financially---or physically--- in this most noble effort, click HERE to contact us.

~ General Map of Stare Davydkovo c. 1944 ~ Map: Copyright ©2008 by Copyright ©2008 by Marshall J. KATZ Permission for use on this shtetl page given.

~ Satellite view of the cemetery ~
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~ Cemetery Views ~

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Approaching the Cemetery
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Cemetery Area / Partial View
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~ Tombstones ~
Photos: Copyright ©2008-2009 by Amos Israel ZEZMER and Jean-Luc EMENT, France

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Sara bat Mordechai d. 11 Tishrei 5668 (19 September 1907) [1] Sara bat Mordechai d. 11 Tishrei 5668 (19 September 1907) [1]	Sheindel bat Yosef Z"L d. 30 Nisan 5649 (1 May 1889) [1] Sheindel bat Yosef Z"L d. 30 Nisan 5649 (1 May 1889) [1]	Reizel bat Unknown Z"L d. 13 Cheshvan 5669 (7 November 1908) [1] [3] Reizel bat Unknown Z"L d. 13 Cheshvan 5669 (7 November 1908) [1] [3]	Chaya bat Avraham Baruch d. 11 Kislev (November/December) [1] [3] Chaya bat Avraham Baruch d. 11 Kislev (November/December) [1] [3]
Yehuda Yitzchak ben Meshulam Z"L d. 2 Nisan 5676 (5 April 1916) [1] Yehuda Yitzchak ben Meshulam Z"L d. 2 Nisan 5676 (5 April 1916) [1]	Tsvi ben Meir Ze'ev Ha-Levi Z"L d. 8 Sh'vat 5659 (19 January 1899) [1] Tsvi ben Meir Ze'ev Ha-Levi Z"L d. 8 Sh'vat 5659 (19 January 1899) [1]	Yosel ben Shmuel Leib Z"L d. 18 Av 5670 (23 August 1910) [1] [3] Yosel ben Shmuel Leib Z"L d. 18 Av 5670 (23 August 1910) [1] [3]	Eliezer ben Chaim Yehuda Z"L d. 20 Nisan 5663 (17 April 1903) [1] Eliezer ben Chaim Yehuda Z"L d. 20 Nisan 5663 (17 April 1903) [1]
Ze'ev ben Yisrael d. 1 Tevet 5608 (8 December 1847) [1] Ze'ev ben Yisrael d. 1 Tevet 5608 (8 December 1847) [1]	Yitzchak ben Eliahu Ha-Levi d. 17 Adar I 5654 (23 February 1894) [1] Yitzchak ben Eliahu Ha-Levi d. 17 Adar I 5654 (23 February 1894) [1]	Yisrael ben Shaul Z"L d. 1 Adar 5615 (19 February 1855) [1] Yisrael ben Shaul Z"L d. 1 Adar 5615 (19 February 1855) [1]	Feiga bat Matot (Metot?) Z"L d. Av (July/August) [1] Feiga bat Matot (Metot?) Z"L d. Av (July/August) [1]
Malka bat Benyamin Z"L d. 20 Tevet 5656 (6 January 1896) [1] Malka bat Benyamin Z"L d. 20 Tevet 5656 (6 January 1896) [1]	??? Yisrael ben Feimel Z"L d. 1 Cheshvan 5680 (25 October 1919) [1] ??? Yisrael ben Feimel Z"L d. 1 Cheshvan 5680 (25 October 1919) [1]	Dobra bat Eliahu d. 11 Kislev 5678 (26 November 1917) [1] Dobra bat Eliahu d. 11 Kislev 5678 (26 November 1917) [1]	Yehoshua Falik ben Avraham Z"L d. 24 Tevet 5683 (12 January 1923) [1] Yehoshua Falik ben Avraham Z"L d. 24 Tevet 5683 (12 January 1923) [1]
Hentsheh bat Unknown [1] Hentsheh bat Unknown [1]	Unknown bat Yosef Z"L d. 15 Cheshvan 5680 (8 November 1919) [1] Unknown bat Yosef Z"L d. 15 Cheshvan 5680 (8 November 1919) [1]	Miriam bat Yehuda d. 22 Av 5681 (26 August 1921) [1] [3] Miriam bat Yehuda d. 22 Av 5681 (26 August 1921) [1] [3]	Sara bat Moshe Z"L d. 2 Tammuz 5681 (8 July 1921) [1] Sara bat Moshe Z"L d. 2 Tammuz 5681 (8 July 1921) [1]
Chana Leah bat Yosef Z"L d. 14 Tishrei 5685 (12 October 1924) [1] Chana Leah bat Yosef Z"L d. 14 Tishrei 5685 (12 October 1924) [1]	Chaya Gitsha bat Yaacov Tsvi d. 20 Iyar 5675 (4 May 1915) [1] [3] Chaya Gitsha bat Yaacov Tsvi d. 20 Iyar 5675 (4 May 1915) [1] [3]	Tombstone fragments [1] Tombstone fragments [1]	(The boy?) Benyamin ben Avraham Z"L d. 28 Tammuz 5622 (26 July 1862) [1] (The boy?) Benyamin ben Avraham Z"L d. 28 Tammuz 5622 (26 July 1862) [1]
Moshe ben Chaim Yisrael Z"L d. 4 Cheshvan 5680 (28 October 1919) [1] Moshe ben Chaim Yisrael Z"L d. 4 Cheshvan 5680 (28 October 1919) [1]	Yisrael ben Dov Z"L d. 4 Kislev 5623 (26 November 1862) [1] Yisrael ben Dov Z"L d. 4 Kislev 5623 (26 November 1862) [1]	Sara bat Shlomo Z"L d. 24 Tevet 5654 (2 January 1894) [1] Sara bat Shlomo Z"L d. 24 Tevet 5654 (2 January 1894) [1]	Unknown ben/bat Unknown Z"L d. 5638 (1877/1878) [2] Unknown ben/bat Unknown Z"L d. 5638 (1877/1878) [2]
Yisrael ben Eliezer Yaacov d. 19 Av 5684 (19 August 1924) [2] Yisrael ben Eliezer Yaacov d. 19 Av 5684 (19 August 1924) [2]	Hentsheh bat Yaacov Leib Z"L d. 26 Tammuz 5678 (6 July 1918) [2] Hentsheh bat Yaacov Leib Z"L d. 26 Tammuz 5678 (6 July 1918) [2]	Shim'on Tsvi ben Shlomo Z"L d. 13 Tevet 5620 (8 January 1860) [2] Shim'on Tsvi ben Shlomo Z"L d. 13 Tevet 5620 (8 January 1860) [2]	Moshe Aharon ben Shmuel Ha-Cohen Z"L d. 9 Av 5674 (1 August 1914) [2] Moshe Aharon ben Shmuel Ha-Cohen Z"L d. 9 Av 5674 (1 August 1914) [2]
Menachem ben Tsvi Ze'ev Z"L d. 1 Kislev 5692 (11 November 1931) [2] Menachem ben Tsvi Ze'ev Z"L d. 1 Kislev 5692 (11 November 1931) [2]	Shmuel ben Yisrael Dov d. 20 Sh'vat 5699 (9 February 1939) [2] Shmuel ben Yisrael Dov d. 20 Sh'vat 5699 (9 February 1939) [2]	Dov ben Shlomo d. 10 Av 5688 (27 July 1928) [2] Dov ben Shlomo d. 10 Av 5688 (27 July 1928) [2]	Blima bat Shlomo Shov (Shuv) Z"L d. 4/5/8 Adar 5661 (23/24/27 February 1901) [2] Blima bat Shlomo Shov (Shuv) Z"L d. 4/5/8 Adar 5661 (23/24/27 February 1901) [2]
Unknown bat Yisrael Dov d. 2 Tammuz 5690 (28 June 1930) [2] Unknown bat Yisrael Dov d. 2 Tammuz 5690 (28 June 1930) [2]	David Shmuel ben Yitzchak Eli Z"L d. 18 Tishrei 5600-5699 (26 September 1839-13 October 1938) [2] David Shmuel ben Yitzchak Eli Z"L d. 18 Tishrei 5600-5699 (26 September 1839-13 October 1938) [2]	Yisrael ben Chaim Yehuda Z"L d. 17 Iyar 5691 (4 May 1931) [2] Yisrael ben Chaim Yehuda Z"L d. 17 Iyar 5691 (4 May 1931) [2]	Shmuel ben Yisrael Dov d. 20 Sh'vat 5699 (9 February 1939) [2] Shmuel ben Yisrael Dov d. 20 Sh'vat 5699 (9 February 1939) [2]
Ze'ev ben Yisrael d. 1 Tevet 5608 (8 December 1847) [2] Ze'ev ben Yisrael d. 1 Tevet 5608 (8 December 1847) [2]	Yehuda Leib ben Kehat Z"L d. 6 Adar 5615 (24 February 1855) [2] Yehuda Leib ben Kehat Z"L d. 6 Adar 5615 (24 February 1855) [2]	Benyamin ben Yehuda Z"L d. 4 Cheshvan 5616 (16 October 1855) [2] Benyamin ben Yehuda Z"L d. 4 Cheshvan 5616 (16 October 1855) [2]	Frida bat Shmuel Arye Z"L d. 26 Nisan 5700 (4 May 1940) [2] Frida bat Shmuel Arye Z"L d. 26 Nisan 5700 (4 May 1940) [2]
Golda Chava bat Yosef Meir Z"L d. 24 Cheshvan __ (year obliterated) [2] Golda Chava bat Yosef Meir Z"L d. 24 Cheshvan __ (year obliterated) [2]	Dvora bat Dov d. 28 Adar II 5616 (4 April 1856) [2] Dvora bat Dov d. 28 Adar II 5616 (4 April 1856) [2]	Meshulam ben Yosef Z"L d. 5 Sivan 5693 (30 May 1933) [2] Meshulam ben Yosef Z"L d. 5 Sivan 5693 (30 May 1933) [2]

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Created by:
Marshall J. Katz, USA
Compiled by:
Adam SMITH, USA
with assistance from
Ruth (née SALAMON) ABRAMSKY, USA
Jean-Luc EMENT, France
Hesed Shpira Organization, Ukraine
Marshall J. Katz, USA
Rose (née KLEIN) SCHWARTZ, USA
Ari TESLER, Belgium
Amos Israel ZEZMER, France
and the following
JewishGen members/descendants and
contributors of Stare Davydkovo Jewish families:

Adam SMITH, USA

Updated: 26 August 2021

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