Obj. ID: 47051
Jewish Funerary Art New Jewish cemetery in Bershad, Ukraine
According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, the exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. Given the oldest preserved tombstone is dated 1897, it can be inferred it already existed in the late 19th century. It can be found marked on a map of the region from the 1900s, as well as a German map.
Only the newer (post-war) section of the cemetery is fenced, with a 2 metre tall concrete wall. The fence was installed in 2001-2008. There are approximately 5 mass graves on the site. The cemetery is divided into pre-war and post-war sections, separated by the mass graves. The cemetery contains approximately 2,000 gravestones. The post-war section is also divided by gender.
According to local testimony, the earliest burial took place in 1897.
To reach the cemetery, start on 1a, Lenina street, travel 270 metres west along Leonida Kadeniuka street towards Maria Zankovetska street, then turn right onto Maria Zankovetska Street and continue for 850 metres. The cemetery is located to the left of the road.
sub-set tree:
Lukin, Beniamin, Boris Khaimovich, and Alla Sokolova, 100 evreiskikh mestechek Ukrainy: istoricheskii putevoditel’, vol. 2 (St. Petersburg: Alexander Gersht, 2000), p. 144.