Following the recent publication of new survey reports based on survey work carried out in various regions across Ukraine and Latvia, we have updated our list of restoration works required at Jewish burial grounds in Ukraine’s Chernihiv and Zakarpattia regions, as well as in the Latvian region of Zemgale.
In Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region, which borders on the Kyiv region in the West and on Belarus and Russia in the North, numerous Jewish cemeteries and mass graves require works such as demarcation, fencing, removal of excess vegetation or identifying markers. In some cases, existing memorials make no mention of the Jewish victims killed at these sites.
In Zakarpattia, located in south-western Ukraine, many Jewish cemeteries require identifying markers and at least annual maintenance in order to cut back vegetation overgrowth. Some sites also need to be fenced.
In Latvia’s Zemgale region, most sites are well-maintained but lack appropriate demarcation and identification.
Please refer to the restoration section of our website to find out details of the works needed at individual sites.
