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covered by a small ohel. It resembles a small synagogue with windows and is one of the oldest surviving structures of this kind in Eastern Ukraine. In 1995, no wall or fence surrounded the cemetery. 70 In the case of Uman (Cherkaska oblast), the burial place of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (d. 1810), Bratslaver Hasidim have recently built a large synagogue to accommodate the thousands who visit the site every year on Rosh Hashanah. They continue a tradition that dates back to the first quarter of the 19 th century. Rabbi Nachman, a great-grandson of Hasidism’s founder, the Ba’al Shem Tov, was born in 1772 and became famous for his teachings and mystical interpretations of Jewish texts. When he died in 1810 in Uman, he promised to lift his followers who visited him out of hell by their payes (earlocks). Pilgrimage to the site was limited and secretive under Soviet rule, but; since 1989, the number of annual visitors has increased, reaching 10,000 in the fall of 1997. 71 Among those buried at Annopil (Khmelnytska oblast) are Rabbi Dov Ber, the Maggid (preacher) of Mezhyrich (1704-1772), and his students Meshulam Zusha (d. 1800), and Yehudah Laib Hacohen, both from Annopil. Their graves were rebuilt in 1988 by the Admor of Karlin-Stolin, and the cemetery is now well marked and frequently visited. In Annopil, however, there are also three mass graves that are not marked in any way, and have no protective fences. Pilgrimage to Ukrainian Jewish sites continues to grow, and now added to the Orthodox visitors are increasing numbers of group tours from Israel and North America. These groups often follow in the trails blazed by genealogists in the 1990s. As tourist facilities improve in Ukraine it is likely that there will be more of these groups. The visitation demands of these groups are in some cases paradoxical. On the one hand, they are eager to see Jewish sites, particularly famous synagogues and cemeteries, and to include many non-Jewish attractions of Ukraine in the tour itineraries. They are delighted when they see that sites have been cared for and respect for Jewish traditions is shown. Restored and maintained sites do attract more visitors. On the other hand, groups are also, in some cases, eager to view neglected sites. Like many of the genealogists before them, there is a quest for an emotional connection to the destruction of Jewish life that is only achieved through immediate contact with physical desolation. Respect for history requires care of sites and some restoration. But too much restoration can erase vital historical truths to which these sites are eloquent witnesses. It is the task of those who will care for these sites in the future to respect this dichotomy – the need for care, and the quest for memory. 70 See Michael Greenberg, Graves of the Tzaddikim in Russia (Jerusalem: Shamir Publishing House, 1989) for an account of the first efforts to protect and preserve these sites. 71 See Uman: “Invited by Rabbi Nachman,” by Don Mishell, in Jewish Spectator, (Summer 1997), 6-9; “Jews Make Pilgrimage to Ukraine,” New York Times (Oct. 2, 1997); Lev Krichevsky, “Chasidic Group Constructing Synagogue for 10,000 in Ukraine,” Jewish Telegraphic Agency (Jan. 20, 1998). 71
Fig. 45. Medzhybizh (Khmelnytska oblast), Ukraine. Re -erected decorated gravestone with new synagogues/hostel in back. Photo: Samuel Gruber 5/2000 Fig. 46. Belz (Lvivska oblast), Ukraine. One of the few surviving gravestones of the cleared and fenced cemetery. Photo: Samuel Gruber 5/2000 72
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JEWISH CEMETERIES, SYNAGOGUES, AND
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May 30, 2005 Message from the Chair
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APPENDIX VI: LIST OF USEFUL CONTACT
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Additional thanks go to many indivi
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Map of Ukraine and Oblasts (Regions
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The condition of the sites surveyed
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More localized efforts have also ar
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Fig. 1. Kamjanka-Buzka (Lvivska obl
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Fig. 4. Busk (Lvivska oblast), Ukra
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Fig. 8. Brody (Lvivska oblast), Ukr
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Fig. 12. Sadhora (Chernivetska obla
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(Lviv square). Unfortunately, there
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Many of the most important Jewish t
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communal property, the elimination
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Association of Jewish Organizations
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ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND O
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Bershad Address: Jakira Str. 4-47 2
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Iziaslav Address: Nezalezhnosti Str
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Svitlovodsk Address: V. Bojka 10 27
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Appendix VII: The Survey Form Surve
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I. The Town: Present Circumstances
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IV. Location, Markers, Access, Secu
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60. What care has been taken of the
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XI. Survey Background 74. Name, add
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Appendix IX: List of Illustrations
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34. Belz (Lvivska oblast), Ukraine.
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