Interested in seeing what cleaning up an abandoned Jewish cemetery looks like?
The Lviv Volunteer Center has posted this brief video of the October 12 clean-up action at the Jewish cemetery in Kalush, Ukraine, which took place with the participation of Peace Corps volunteers and Rohatyn Jewish Heritage. The action was organized by a Peace Corps volunteer in Kalush, Patty Deignan, in cooperation with the Kalush city administration. Volunteers worked at both the town’s Jewish cemetery and then the general Christian cemetery.
2 comments on “Video: Cleaning up Jewish cemetery in Kalush, Ukraine”
It was a great pleasure to work again with Peace Corps volunteers stationed in Ukraine and the Lviv Volunteer Center. We thank Patty Deignan for initiating the project, which successfully partnered with the City of Kalush, the schools, Jewish descendants, and activists in western Ukraine.
I am interested in finding out if my great grandparents are buried in the cemetery. They were born in Kalush and from what I’ve been told by my mother, they never left. There surname is zierler. If anyone can help me find out any information regarding this I would appreciate it.
Thank you