The old Jewish cemetery in Izyaslav is no longer in active use. Cattle graze on the land and many headstones lie on the ground. There are about 150 gravestones with the date of the oldest tombstone being 1743 and the latest one being 1884.
The cemetery is located behind the Christian cemetery, opposite to the house at 32, Ostrozka street. The entrance to the site is located at the southeast end of Ostrozkyi lane.
Sadly, the New Jewish Cemetery is in poor condition. Vegetation is densely overgrown and limits access in summer. During winter, it is possible to squeeze through but the Bet Tahara, the pre-burial house, contains trash inside.
Photographs of the matzevot from the Izyaslav Cemetery (courtesy of Dan Kazez) and a partial list of burials (courtesy of Barry Seiger) are available on the Izyaslav Cemetery Gravestone and Burials Page.
The First Zaslawer Benevolent Association was organized in New York on July 1, 1896 by immigrants from Zaslaw (Izyaslav, Izyaslavl, Zaslav, Zaslov) to provide sick and death benefits, purchase graves, and function as a burial society. It used Mount Zion and Beth Israel Cemeteries and dissolved around 1987.
The Knights of Zaslav Cemetery was founded on January 4, 1935 by families of immigrants from Izyaslav, Ukraine that immigrated to the Boston area, to provide a burial site for deceased family. The cemetery is located in Everett, Massachusetts, close to Boston. Caretaking is the responsibility of the Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts (JCAM). Please contact JCAM directly if you have any inquiries. The table below lists those buried in this cemetery but may not be complete. Please check with JCAM.