This marker appears along the roadway. Over 20,000 Jews from Kolomyja were murdered in the Sheparivtsi Forest. The actual mass grave is two kilometers away.

The plaque, which had been vandalized (see bullet holes in 2010 Photos), has been replaced.

2016

This marker appears along the roadway. Over 20,000 Jews from Kolomyja were murdered in the Sheparivtsi Forest. The actual mass grave is two kilometers away.

The plaque, which had been vandalized (see bullet holes in 2010 Photos), has been replaced.

2016

My mother and I.

2016

My mother with the painted egg museum in the background.

2016

Beers with our guide, Tomasz Jankowski, and driver, Vasyl.

2016

Note outline of where a mezuzah had once hung.

2016

The cemetery, which is currently a park, is being restored. Based on the dates of the stacked headstones, they appear to have been brought from other cemeteries which had been destroyed during the Soviet era.

2016

My mother and I.

The cemetery, which is currently a park, is being restored. Based on the dates of the stacked headstones, they appear to have been brought from other cemeteries which had been destroyed during the Soviet era.

2016

The headstone of Selig Hilsenrath, a family ancestor. In Latin letters, no less. Truly, a needle in a haystack!

2016

These headstones appear to have been unearthed at the Kolomyja cemetery.

2016

These headstones appear to have been unearthed at the Kolomyja cemetery.

2016