The community appointed its own Rabbi in the 1880s and later opened a Talmud Torah and elementary school. By 1941, Syurte had a synagogue, a mikva, and a cemetery.
Many of the young were members of the Zionist youth movements, such as Hashomer Hatzair, Bnei Akiva, and Betar.
Sources (portions): The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, (2001) p. 1267
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~ Syurte Cemetery ~
Jewish families that lived in Syurte, and possibly other nearby villages, used the Syurte cemetery as the final resting place for their loved ones.
The Jewish cemetery is located off the highway, some distance behind two gas stations. Today, it has a cement wall and a gate that was not locked. As you can see from the images below, it was quite a task to find and restore this cemetery in 2002.
When visiting this cemetery in 2011, it was very overgrown again, resulting in the differences between some of the following tombstone photos you will see below.
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 not listed as well as many other village cemeteries of the Zakarpats'ka oblast.
Rabbi Moshe ben Rabbi Pinchos d. 2 Iyyar 5668 (3 May 1908) Photo credit: M. Y. EHRENREICH, USA
Rabbi Pinchos ben Rabbi Yacov Yitzchok CZIMENT d. 6 Nisan 5699 26 March 1939 Photo credit: M. Y. EHRENREICH, USA
~ Other Tombstones ~
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____ ben Menashe d. 30 Av 5658 (18 August 1898)
____ ben Menashe d. 30 Av 5658 (18 August 1898)
Yehuda Leibish ben Yisruel HaKohen d. 23 Elul 566_ (Illegible)
Yehuda Leibish ben Yisruel HaKohen d. 23 Elul 566_ (Illegible)
Aron ____ ben Shmiel SHOENBERGER d. 12 Elul 5669 (29 August 1909)
Aron ____ ben Shmiel SHOENBERGER d. 12 Elul 5669 (29 August 1909)
Tzvi ben Arya? d. 9 Adar I ____ (Illegible)
Tzvi ben Arya? d. 9 Adar I ____ (Illegible)
Leah bat Shemaya d. 3 Elul 5683 (15 August 1923)
Leah bat Shemaya d. 3 Elul 5683 (15 August 1923)
Golda bat Rabbi Mordechai Tzvi SIRTER (SCHWARTZ) d. 22 Tamuz 5687 (22 July 1927)
Wife of Rabbi Pinchos SIRTER (CZIMENT)
Golda bat Rabbi Mordechai Tzvi SIRTER (SCHWARTZ) d. 22 Tamuz 5687 (22 July 1927)
Wife of Rabbi Pinchos SIRTER (CZIMENT)
Rivka bat Yacov LEBOVICS d. 30 Kislev 5686 (17 December 1925)
Rivka bat Yacov LEBOVICS d. 30 Kislev 5686 (17 December 1925)
Perl bat Menachem Mendel d. 27 Sh'vat 5653 (24 February 1873)
Perl bat Menachem Mendel d. 27 Sh'vat 5653 (24 February 1873)
Yehudis bat ____ Yacov d. 3 Tevet 5665 (11 December 1904)
Wife of Menachem Aron GINTZLER
Yehudis bat ____ Yacov d. 3 Tevet 5665 (11 December 1904)
Wife of Menachem Aron GINTZLER
Rivka bat Tzvi Halevi BRAUN d. 1 Elul 5663 (24 August 1903)
Rivka bat Tzvi Halevi BRAUN d. 1 Elul 5663 (24 August 1903)
Sheindel bat Avruhom Menachem d. 17 Tevet 5683 (26 December 1922)
Wife of Yisruel KLEIN
Sheindel bat Avruhom Menachem d. 17 Tevet 5683 (26 December 1922)
Wife of Yisruel KLEIN
Aron Moshe ben Nusen Nuta d. 2 Kislev 5684 (10 November 1923)
Aron Moshe ben Nusen Nuta d. 2 Kislev 5684 (10 November 1923)
Yisruel ben Menachem FIALKOVITZ d. 28 Nisan 5677 (20 April 1917)
Yisruel ben Menachem FIALKOVITZ d. 28 Nisan 5677 (20 April 1917)
Mordechai Tzvi ben Yakov Yitzchok HaKohen RAPAPORT d. 10 Adar 5681 (18 February 1921)
Mordechai Tzvi ben Yakov Yitzchok HaKohen RAPAPORT d. 10 Adar 5681 (18 February 1921)
Moshe ben Tzvi Arya d. 20 Adar I 5695 (23 February 1935)
Moshe ben Tzvi Arya d. 20 Adar I 5695 (23 February 1935)
Avruhom Dov ben Tzvi BERNAT d. __ ___ 5648 (Illegible)
Avruhom Dov ben Tzvi BERNAT d. __ ___ 5648 (Illegible)
Leah bat Duvid d. 11 Tishrei 5673 (22 September 1912)
Leah bat Duvid d. 11 Tishrei 5673 (22 September 1912)
Illegible d. 1 Nisan 5682 (30 March 1922)
Wife of Yakov
Illegible d. 1 Nisan 5682 (30 March 1922)
Wife of Yakov
Yosef BERKOWITZ ben name d. 6 __ ____ (Illegible)
Yosef BERKOWITZ ben name d. 6 __ ____ (Illegible)
Menachem ben ____ WEISZ d. __ ____ 5662 (Illegible)
Menachem ben ____ WEISZ d. __ ____ 5662 (Illegible)
Leah bat Yakov Yehuda d. 17 Tevet 5653 (5 January 1893)
Leah bat Yakov Yehuda d. 17 Tevet 5653 (5 January 1893)
Yacov Shaul ben ____ ROZMAN d. 10 Tevet 5672 (31 December 1911)
Yacov Shaul ben ____ ROZMAN d. 10 Tevet 5672 (31 December 1911)
Illegible d. 5 Sivan 5675 (18 May 1915)
Illegible d. 5 Sivan 5675 (18 May 1915)
Menachem Mendel ____ ben name d. Illegible (Illegible)
Menachem Mendel ____ ben name d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. 14 Tishrei 5635 (25 September 1874)
Illegible d. 14 Tishrei 5635 (25 September 1874)
Hen___ bat Yisruel d. 14 Sh'vat ____ (Illegible)
Hen___ bat Yisruel d. 14 Sh'vat ____ (Illegible)
Chaya bat Yacov ____ d. 19 Av ____ (Illegible)
Chaya bat Yacov ____ d. 19 Av ____ (Illegible)
____ Sura bat Duvid? d. 5 Cheshvan ____ (Illegible)
____ Sura bat Duvid? d. 5 Cheshvan ____ (Illegible)
Eliezer ben Gershon d. 20 Elul 5638 (18 September 1878)
Eliezer ben Gershon d. 20 Elul 5638 (18 September 1878)
Shlomo Zalmen ben Yecheskel d. 5 Iyyar 5633 (2 May 1873)
Shlomo Zalmen ben Yecheskel d. 5 Iyyar 5633 (2 May 1873)
Illegible d. 18 ___ 5683 (Illegible)
Illegible d. 18 ___ 5683 (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
Illegible d. Illegible (Illegible)
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d. 30 Av 5658
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