Alternate names: Cimişlia [Rom], Chimishliya [Rus], Chimishli [Yid], Cimiszlija [Pol], Chimiashla, Cimislija, Chimishliia. 46°31' N, 28°47' E, Russian: Чимишлия.
In S Moldova, 38 miles SW of Bender (Tighina). Jewish population: 752 (in 1897), 925 (in 1930). Bemdery uezd.
- JewishGen Bessarabia SIG
- Shtetl Finder (1989), p. 14: "Chimishli, Chimiashla".
- Pinkas HaKehilot, Romania, Vol. 2 (1980), p. 393: "Cimislia"
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), pp. 261-262: "Cimislia".
CEMETERY:
- JOWBR: Jewish Cemetery
- The project is completed and the registry and photos sent to JOWBR for about 400 graves currently at the cemetery, and for 131 of them with surnames, names, dates. Please see overview photos of the cemetery, maps of its location, and more at the Final Chimishliya Cemetery Report. (Jan 2014) Photos of the Unknown graves from Chimishliya Cemetery. [Aug 2015]
- [UPDATE] Photos by Charles Burns [November 2017]