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SVIT-Ukraine edit

“SVIT-Ukraine” was established in autumn 2000 as working group on volunteering, and officially registered in November 2005 as a local not-for-profit organization to promote support, and develop volunteering in the Ukraine.

The main principles of “SVIT-Ukraine” are: - self-governance - openness - legality - transparency - democracy - activism and creative initiative of its members - cooperation with state bodies, local authorities and public organizations in Ukraine and abroad - and tolerance.

The organization is active on the territory of Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Lugansk, Kharkov and Donetsk regions.

The main aim of the organization is: to support the development of the volunteer movement in Ukraine.

The objectives include: - promotion, support and development of youth volunteer movement in Ukraine - promotion of ideas of peace, non-conflict community development and peaceful conflict resolution - support and development of projects of intercultural youth exchange, which are aimed at international understanding and solidarity - promotion of ideas of civil society and sustainable development in Ukraine - involvement of young people in international volunteer projects in Ukraine and abroad - realization of educational, ecological, informational, cultural programs, aimed at development of democracy, human rights, sustainable development, peaceful conflict resolution - organization of international volunteer and special youth camps in Ukraine - distributing information on volunteering among young people and everyone interested - strengthening possibilities and role of NGOs and individuals in the sphere of volunteering

History and background of SVIT-Ukraine

Ukraine has 48 million residents and the largest territory among European countries. The situation in Ukraine is such that experience and knowledge are concentrated in the capital, and most activities are organized there as well, while regions suffer from lack of information and opportunities. In the provinces there are few opportunities for young Ukrainians to get involved in extra-curricular activities, to do something for their communities and for personal development. Poor infrastructure and travel options also have hindered development.

The Ukrainian NGO working group on volunteering, SVIT (Solidarity, Volunteering, Initiative, Tolerance), was formed in fall 2000. The word “svit” means “world” in Ukrainian. Through its name, SVIT members indicate their willingness to learn about volunteer initiatives internationally and to share their experiences both internationally and within Ukraine. In 2001 SVIT has started cooperation with international network of voluntary service organizations Service Civil International (SCI), and in 2004 became Ukrainian group of Service Civil International (www.sciint.org).

SVIT was initiated by four environmental NGOs in eastern Ukraine, and a working group was formed in October 2000. The four organizations Environmental and Cultural Center “Bakhmat”, Ecocenter-K, Gorlovka Youth Environmental League and “Gaya” agreed to develop exchange activities in future and create contacts with organizations working in the field of volunteering. The people decided to form a working group that can work together on joint ventures or projects to develop the volunteer work in their regions.

Main activity is to organize international volunteer projects on environmental, social & cultural topics, as well as activities with disadvantaged children.

SVIT also organizes seminars, workshops and trainings to inform young people about volunteering and volunteer projects, empower young activists with leadership, project management & fundraising skills, as well as with other skills needed for effective work and realization of volunteer activities. Besides this, we try to involve new partners at local level and promote volunteering as a tool to solve local problems with efforts of community members, and have hosting projects for long-term volunteers.

Contact

Office address: Artem St. 51, 3rd floor Artemovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine

Postal address: P.O.Box 28 Artemovsk 84500 Ukraine

Phone/fax: +38 0627 446739

www.svit-ukraine.org

Jewish Cemetery in Chernivtsi edit

The Jewish cemetery of Chernivtsi on Zelena st. was established by decision of the municipality in the year 1866. The original plan of engineer Relli was to design the cemetery as a garden-park complex. The planning was completed by a designer by the name of Gaimbe. The original plot of land, allocated by the municipality for the cemetery, was significantly smaller than what the Jewish community thought was necessary and the Jewish community collected funds to buy more land to expand the cemetery to its current size.

Currently the size of the cemetery is about 14.2 hectares and consists of 137 rectangles, which together form one continuous closed complex. About 50 000 Chernivtsi citizens are interred in the cemetery, among them; the first Jewish mayor of the city, Eduard Reiss (1905-1907); Yiddish poet and author Eliezer Steinbarg, chief Rabbi Marks, deputy of Austrian parliament and Sejm of Bukovina, the prominent public activist and leader of the Jewish community Benno Straucher, the head of the Chernivtsi chamber of lawyers and renown politician Max Fokschaner; as well as philanthropists Anna and Markus Kislinger; politician and deputy of Austrian parliament David Tittinger, honorary citizen of Chernivtsi Markus Kampelmacher, politicians and public activists Josef Steiner and Saul Leib Steinmetz, physicians Dr Siegmund Neuberger, Dr. Josef Ohrenstein, as well as many other people, who made significant contributions to the political, economic, cultural and public life of Chernivtsi.

Some of the tombstones and monuments are in traditional style others vary greatly and represent the growing wealth and higher level of education of the population, as well as social, cultural, artistic, religious and political tastes and ideals of the Jewish community of Chernivtsi. The monuments and tomb stones at the cemetery are in a remarkable diversity of forms, styles and shapes. There are stele, sarcophagi, mausoleums and obelisks made of marble, granite, gabbro, sandstone, cement and other materials. Such famous sculptors were working at the cemetery as B. Reder, L. Kukurudza, Moskaliuk brothers, K. Kundl and others.

Ornaments on the monuments represent traditional Jewish symbols, as well as elements of Ukrainian and Jewish folk art. The inscriptions are in Hebrew, German and Russian, and contain names, dates of birth and death, sometimes the profession or position of the person, or a poem or other epitaph. The monuments of the Soviet period often have a photo of the deceased incised in the stone.

The ceremonial building at the entrance to the cemetery, was erected in 1905 according to the design of the architect Fünkel and financed by the Jewish community. The building consisted of 4 rooms: a ceremonial hall, mortuary, ritual shop and office.

Since 1995, by the decision of the Chernivtsi city council, the cemetery is part of the historic-cultural preserve “Cemeteries at Zelena St.” At present, the Jewish cemetery of Chernivtsi is one of the biggest preserved old Jewish cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe. It is a monument to, and reminder of, the formerly large Jewish community of the city and the role this community played in the life and development of the city.

External links: http://czernowitz.ehpes.com/ http://www.iajgs.org/cemetery/ukraine/chernovtsy.html

Source: Chernivetski nekropoli po vulyzi Selenij. Shupenya O., Prestupenko Y., Chernivtsi 2002

Welcome and introduction edit

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Hi. I've nominated Jewish cemetery in Chernivtsi, an article you worked on, for consideration to appear on the Main Page as part of Wikipedia:Did you know. You can see the hook for the article here, where you can improve it if you see fit. Chzz ► 00:51, 26 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hi there. In the "Did You Know..." suggestion discussion, a reviewer has asked for two things to be fixed before this could appear on the main page;

There should be at least one reference for each paragraph
The references are not retailed enough - ie, at the moment it just says, "Cemeteries of Chernivtsi on Zelena Street", 2002. Please could you add more information if possible - if it is a book, please give the publisher, date, and ISBN. If it is in Russian or Ukranian, please give the original title in that language, as well as the English title. Give all the details that you can.

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If you do fix it, please edit the discussion in Template talk:Did you know#Jewish cemetery in Chernivtsi and let them know.

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