Kamenka Jewish Cemetery
Historical map and perimeter :
Country:
MoldovaRegion:
TransnistriaSettlement:
KamenkaSite Address:
From the intersection of Zavodskaya Street and Senatovskaya Street, follow Senatovskaya Street south for 100 metres.GPS coordinates:
48.00993, 28.7053Perimeter length:
424 metresIs the cemetery demolished:
NoType and height of existing fence:
Type of the fence. A metal fence 1-1.5 metres tall runs round the cemetery, but does not enclose the entire perimeter.General Site Condition:
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery. Parts of the cemetery are probably used as a vineyard.Number of existing gravestones:
About 500Date of Oldest Tombstone:
1830sDate of Newest Tombstone:
1990sUrgency of erecting a fence:
Fence is not neededLand Ownership:
Municipality/Property of local communityPreserved Construction on Site:
Ohel RavAbraham Joshua Heschelof blessed memory from Mezebozh (died 1880).Drone surveys:
NoThe exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but it was marked on a maps from 1860s, 1910s. According to epigraphic data, it already existed in 1830s. The cemetery was operating after WWII, the latest preserved gravestone date to 1990s. The Cemetery was survived in 2016 by Yefim Kogan (JewishGen).
