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| nuthatch | profile | all galleries >> Ukraine >> Rohatyn 2012 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 on the road from Lviv with Alex Denysenko for our first visit to Ukraine and Rohatyn in 2012 |
 it's Spring and crops are growing fast |
 we reach Rohatyn as evening falls and make a quick stop at the new cemetery; Alex and Marla survey the area |
 many more stones have been moved here recently... |
 ...some very ornate |
 we'll be back tomorrow to document these |
 the next day, we meet with Abram Lyons and Mr. Vorobets to review the headstone work |
 this garden on Ivan Franko street yielded many large stones |
 here is the scene when the stones were removed, as captured by Abe Lyons |
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 now we're behind that garden in a courtyard where many more stones were found... |
 ...at the base of this wall |
 here's that scene, as captured by Mr. Vorobets |
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 stones are being loaded into a wagon... |
 ...and delivered to the new cemetery |
 now the discussion is about where other stones may still be found in this courtyard |
 this retaining wall has yielded stones before... |
 ...and may yet again |
 now we visit the Ukrainian church, which bordered the Jewish Ghetto during WWII |
 this door once led to a cellar under the church |
 Mr. Vorobets tells us that bones recently found in the cellar are believed to be Jewish victims who died while trying to hide |
 the bones were discovered during renovation of the church which is now in progress |
 one of the priests takes us down into the cellar |
 the church would like to bury these remains respectfully, and asks our opinion |
 so Alex notifies the rabbi of Ivano-Frankivsk who knows the head priest of Rohatyn... |
 ...and will work with him to determine if more research is needed before burial |
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 heading down the street past the former Judenrat building... |
 ...we see that the memorial to Rohatyn's Jewish community... |
 ...is back in place after renovation of the school building |
 here we are meeting with Paulina, who was an orphan in Rohatyn before and during the war |
 Marla interviews Paulina with help from everyone |
 Paulina shares a photo of Polish Constitution Day celebrations in 1938 |
 here's the current view of the same north side of the rynek |
 a group shot with Abe, Alex, and Mr. Vorobets before we go |
 now we will visit the places where headstones have been found so far in 2012 |
 here is Drahomanov street by the river, where in 2011 Mr. Vorobets speculated there would be more stones... |
 ...and some were found already in 2012 |
 this is Mr. Vorobets' picture of the removal there |
 here is the Zavoda area, a site where many stones were found in 2011... |
 ...and several so far in 2012; probably there will be more |
 this shot by Mr. Vorobets is from Zelena street, where he and we found several stones in 2011 |
 Mr. Vorobets is speaking with a man on Zelena today, guessing he may know of more stones |
 the man leads us to another stone near the roadway |
 this one is added to the list for future removal |
 the same man leads us to another family who knows of a stone in their yard |
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 the community is quite willing to help, and to share their own experiences |
 even just driving along this road, we spot another stone... |
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 ...and there are others which might have come from the cemeteries |
 workmen will need to come back to turn the heavier ones |
 we make a quick visit to the southern mass grave memorial... |
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 ...and then visit with a descendant of the Jewish Reiss family in Rohatyn |
 Alex and Mr. Vorobets ask her to tell us her recollections of the war, when she was a small girl |
 she was left with no family or posessions... |
 ...and was raised by a foster family in the area |
 just before leaving town this time, we visit the new cemetery again to document the latest headstones |
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 the collection is growing, and decisions about long-term care will need to be made |