A Note about Cemeteries in Munkacs

Bertha Stern, grand-daughter of Yusrael David Stern, was reportedly born in Munkacs, Hungary, which is now MUKACEVO, UKRAINE.

Here is a report about the cemeteries there:

Alternate/former town name: Munkacs/Mukacs (Hung.) There are two cemeteries here. In Zakarpatskaya Oblast, Transcarpathia at 48º27' 22º43' E about 182 miles SSW of Lviv. Present Jewish population is about 700. Rabbi of the Transcarpathian Oblast: Rabbi C. Hoffman, Boulevard Lenina 5 - Kvartira 13, Mukacevo. Telephone: 38 03131 29880, FAX: 41151.

 

Both cemeteries are located in urban areas, one on flat land by water, the other on flat land. The cemeteries are isolated and separate but near other cemeteries with no sign, but Jewish symbols on gate/wall. The cemetery is reached and visible from a public road. Approx. number gravestones of any condition: 20-100 (maybe more.) Some stones were moved from one cemetery to the other. Vegetation is not a problem. Tombstones are finely smoothed/inscribed stones, some with portraits, some with metal fencing and a "house." Inscriptions are in Hebrew or Yiddish. One cemetery has no use, with the other used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial/industrial. Diane Goldman (dgoldman@erols.com) (and Herb Meyers), 4977 Battery Lane, Bethesda MD 20814 visited the site on 5 August 1998 and completed the survey on 1 March 1999.

 

This report comes from http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/e-europe/ukra-m.html. It may be worth checking on this site from time-to-time for further information.