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Nizhyn, Ukraine - Philanthropist Mouli Cohen and his wife Stacy Cohen have provided funding for and important Jewish cemetery in Nizhyn.
The city of Nizhyn located in northern Ukraine was once a major center of Hasidic Judaism. Today, Jews who visit the Ukraine come to Nizhyn on a regular basis to see the local Jewish cemetery and to pray at the site of the tomb of the the Hasidic master, the second Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Dovber Schneuri who was buried in Nizhyn in 1827.
With the Cohen's assistance, the facilities and services received an extensive upgrade allowing the Jewish cemetery of Nizhyn to have guest services for the first time.
Until recently electricity was not available at the site and the access was extremely limited, especially during the winter months.
The newly refurbished site has been heralded by visitors. "During the winter, it was impossible to stand there for more than a few minutes", says Mendel Weiss, a visitor from New York, "but now, thanks to the generous help of Mouli Cohen and his wife Stacy Cohen, we can spend hours at the site at any time of day or any season of the year"
"I feel very lucky to be involved in such a valuable project and I am looking forward to more opportunities related to the preservation of ancient and important sites in the future" says Mr. Mouli Cohen.
Nizhyn is a city located in the Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine, along the Oster River, north-east of the nation's capital, Kiev. The city of Nizhyn is one of the ancient cities of Ukraine.
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Jul 15, 2009 at 07:49 PM Anonymous Says:
Kol hakovod to the Cohens. May the Al-mighty grant them all they wish for in the merit of this great mitzvah.
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Jul 15, 2009 at 07:43 PM Anonymous Says:
May I request that you post pictures of Nizhin cemetery. My ancestors are there, for example; the great Goan and Tzadik Reb Menachem Mendel (Hashem Yinkom Domo) is there.
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Jul 15, 2009 at 08:34 PM Anonymous Says:
#2 reb menachem mendel chein u forgot to mention, i was at his kevaer on his yarzeit about 14 years ago while i was at the Mittler rebber
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Jul 20, 2009 at 11:42 AM Leah Says:
Will there be any time in the future when the graves there will be catalogued and on line for researchers to look for lost relatives?
Toda Raba to the Cohens for their wonderful generosity.
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Jul 20, 2009 at 03:28 PM Bert Says:
Thanks to the Cohens for their generosity.
There are two Jewish cemeteries in Nezhin. One is more than a mile northeast of the center of town. That cemetery appears to date from after WW2. The cemetery in question is presumably not that one. Where is this older cemetery located?