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1. Cemetery Location & Access |
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Cemetery ID:
5320 |
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Cemetery Name:
Birstonas Jewish Cemetery |
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Location Vis-À-Vis Above Named Town:
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Address 1:
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Area Map:
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2. Information on the Jewish Community |
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City/Town/Village Name:
Birstonas |
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Alternative Names:
Birštonas (Lithuanian) |
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Country:
Lithuania |
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Region:
Prienai district - Kaunas County |
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Latitude:
54.602778 |
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Current General Population:
1000 - 5000 |
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Current Jewish Population:
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Jews Of This Town Buried Elsewhere:
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Date Earliest Known Jewish Community:
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3. Location, Markers, Access & Security |
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Description Of Cemetery Location:
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Additional Comments:
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Access:
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Current Owner Of Cemetery:
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4. Current Use / Condition Status / Cemetery Specific Characteristics |
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Current Use /Status Of Cemetery Site:
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Adjacent Property:
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Current Size & Measurement Unit:
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Size Prior To WwII & Measurement Unit:
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Compared To Pre WwII, The Boundaries Enclose:
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Size Difference Was Caused By:
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All Visible Indication Of Cemetery Eradicated:
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Period In Which Cemetery Was Destroyed:
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5. Tombstones, Memorial Markers & Structures |
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Alleged Amount Of People Buried:
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Graves Known To Be Arranged:
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Number Of Gravestones In Cemetery:
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Gravestones Not In Original Locations:
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Percentage Of Surviving Stones:
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Location Of Removed Gravestones:
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Date Of The Oldest Known Gravestone:
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Tombstones In The Cemetery Date From:
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Tombstones & Memorial Markers Are Made Of:
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The Cemetery's Tombstones Are:
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Cemetery Contains Special Memorial Monuments:
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The Pre-Burial House Has:
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Date Cemetery Established/Date of Mass Grave:
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Earliest Known Jewish Burial:
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Last Known Jewish Burial:
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Burials At This Cemetery Are Indexed:
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Index Is Computerised:
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Burials Register (Url Link):
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Burial Cards/Info Exist Only After This Date(YYYY):
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Do Burial Cards Have Biographical Data?
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Do Burial Cards Have Next-Of-Kin Info?
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Do Burial Cards Have Funeral Director Info?
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Do Burial Cards Have Health Department Info?
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7. Ecological Decay & Vandalism |
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Security Threat (Uncontrolled Access):
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Weather Erosion Threat:
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Vegetation Threat:
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Vegetation Overgrowth In The Cemetery Is:
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Water Drainage At The Cemetery Is:
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Incompatible Nearby Development Existing:
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Incompatible Development Planned/Proposed:
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Vandalism Of Stones and/or Graves:
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The Cemetery Was Vandalized:
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8. Maintenance & Restoration |
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Present Cemetery Care:
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Details Of Cemetery Care:
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Remuneration - The Caretaker Is:
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Is The Cemetery Protected As a Monument ?
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Date Of Last Site Condition Report:
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Site Condition Report Completed By:
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Name / Reference Number Of Condition Report:
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Date Of Visit To The Site:
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Site Visited By:
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If Interviews Were Conducted Provide Details:
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Does Other Documentation Exist ?
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11. Details of Data Sources |
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Web Source 1:
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Web Source 2:
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Additional Sources:
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Record Last Edited: 29/06/09 |
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12. Additional Information |
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