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Beis hachaim · Ukraine
Ungvar Jewish Cemetery
Ungvar (Uzhhorod) · אונגוואר
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Who is buried here
Rabbi Meir Eisenstadt
The Maharam Ash · Imrei Aish
אמרי אש
Yahrzeit: כ״ד טבת · 1852
Chief Rabbi (Av Beis Din) of Ungvar from 1835 until his death; early disciple of the Chasam Sofer and a leader of Hungarian Orthodoxy. Recorded among the notable rabbis buried in the Ungvar cemetery.
Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried
Baal HaKitzur — author of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
קיצור שולחן ערוך
Yahrzeit: כ״ח תמוז · 1886
Born in Ungvar; dayan of the city from 1849 until his death. Buried in the old Ungvar cemetery, where the local Chabad community built an ohel over his grave — the cemetery's principal pilgrimage site.
Rabbi Menachem Eisenstadt
Menachem Ash — successor to the Maharam Ash
Yahrzeit: 1863
Succeeded his father as rabbi of Ungvar. Burial in Ungvar is likely but not separately confirmed by a source naming his grave.
Practical information nearby
Gathered from public sources — please confirm details before you rely on them.
Kosher meals — Chabad of Uzhgorod
vul. Ruskaya 36, Uzhhorod 88000, Ukraine
Kosher meals by advance reservation — essentially the only reliable kosher food in the Uzhhorod area. Arrange before arrival.
Chabad Jewish Community of Uzhgorod
vul. Ruskaya 36, Uzhhorod 88000, Ukraine
Active synagogue/community (Rabbi Menachem Mendel Wilhelm) a few km from the old cemetery — the practical base for pilgrims to the Ganzfried ohel. Confirm minyan times in advance, especially in wartime.
Mikvah Mei Menachem (Chabad Uzhgorod)
Uzhhorod (Chabad community, vul. Ruskaya 36 area)
Community mikvah; contact the Uzhgorod Chabad to arrange use.
Uzhhorod city hotels
No kosher-certified hotel is documented; lodge in standard city hotels and coordinate kosher food/Shabbat through Chabad. Mukachevo (~40 km) is an alternative base with its own Jewish community.
Košice ⇄ Uzhhorod bus / private transfer
A direct cross-border bus runs Košice ⇄ Uzhhorod (~1h50, a few days/week — verify), and private car transfers between Košice Airport and Uzhhorod are bookable.
Košice International Airport (KSC), Slovakia
Standard overland gateway during the war (Uzhhorod's airport is not in commercial use). ~100 km / ~1h45 to the Vyšné Nemecké–Uzhhorod border crossing; expect variable border waits.
Kosher food nearby
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Verification and source
This cemetery has a public access contact listed above. Please confirm it before traveling.
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