Gorodok (Vitebsk Oblast)
(55°28' 30°00')
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In the winter of 1941 a commando unit (SK7a) of Einsatzgruppe B murdered many members of the Gorodok Jewish community. This took place in two different sites. The first one at Berezovka outside Gorodok involved the shooting of menfolk, while the second, also outside Gorodok, took place at the Vorobiev hills and involved women and children plus older men. The following is a list of known people in the two mass graves at these sites taken from a memorial book (in Belorussian: Minsk "Belarus" 2004) for the Gorodok region. The list only represents a small number of those shot by the commando unit. According to the memorial book, a Russian commission in 1943 exhumed 28 bodies from the mass graves at the end of the war and found among them several bodies of children who had been buried alive. It appears therefore that this was the fate of the children. Be aware that I have transliterated the names from the original Belorussian and that it is often difficult to distinguish between "o" and "a", so allowance should be made for this in understanding the names. |
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Berezovka 1941 |
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Abarbanel |
Feiga |
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her daughter + two grandsons |
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Abramis |
Anna Davidovna |
1916 |
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Abramis |
nna |
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Abramis |
Maria |
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+ 2 family members |
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Arshanskaya |
Rachel |
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Arshanskaya |
Chava |
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Baitzina |
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Baragravlieter |
Izrael |
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Baragravlieter |
Rachiel |
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Baragravlieter |
Chaim |
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Baragravlieter |
Yuda |
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Baranovskaya |
Niechama |
1887 |
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Bas |
Malka |
1920 |
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Bas |
Chania |
1901 |
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Bernovski |
Boris Moiseevitch |
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Bernovski |
Levi Moiseevitch |
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Bernovskaya |
Rachel |
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Birman |
Berta Yavseevna |
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was a teacher + her mother |
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Blanter |
Aliona |
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Blanter |
Genia Michailevna |
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Bogarad |
Braina |
1819 |
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Bogatir |
Sofia Lvovna |
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Breslova |
Beilia Boruchovna |
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Breslova |
Rasha Aronovna |
1889 |
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Buchbinder |
Malka |
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Buchbinder |
Sofia Moiseevna |
1904 |
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Buchbinder |
Etzia Mendelevna |
1890 |
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Budniatskaya |
Roza Lvovna |
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+ three sons |
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Bumagina |
Sofia Grigorovna |
1877 |
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Chadakov |
Simeon |
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Chagall |
Sara |
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Chainov |
Girsh |
1913 |
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Chatsin |
Boruch Alterovitch |
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Chatsin |
Boruch Samuelovitch |
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Chatsin |
Girshel Alterovitch |
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Chatsin |
Iosif- |
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Chatsina |
Rachiel |
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Chatsina |
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Chazanova |
Freida |
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Chazanova |
Chana- |
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Chazanskaya |
Rachiel Michailovna |
1898 |
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Chazanskaya |
Rosa Michailovna |
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Chazanskaya |
Sterna |
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Chazanskaya |
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Chazanski |
Ilia |
1927 |
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Chervinskaya |
Chana Chaimovna |
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Chvashnianskaya |
Roza |
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Chvashnianskaya |
Riva |
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Dachia |
Zunia Zalmanovna |
1925 |
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Dachia |
Chaia- |
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Dibkina |
Perla |
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Dobromislin |
Aron |
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Dobromislin |
Solomon |
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Dobromislin |
Chaim |
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Dobromislina |
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Dobromislova |
Sofia Adolfovna |
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Dobromislova |
Sofia Lvovna |
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Dolrzanskaya |
Shifra |
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Dolrzanski |
Meer Beniaminovitch |
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Dolrzanski |
Moishe |
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Dublina |
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Dvorkin |
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Eidemova |
Leika |
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+ her 3 children |
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Eidemova |
Chana- |
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El'kina |
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+ her 5 children |
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Epstein |
Serafima Aronovna |
1918 |
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Epstein |
Faina Mironovna |
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Gaiduk |
Zlata |
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Gaiduk |
Sima |
1915 |
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Gaiduk |
Chava Borisovna |
1919 |
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Gaiduk |
Ester- |
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Gimein |
Berta Moiseevna |
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Gimein |
Maria |
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Gimein |
Michail |
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Gimein |
Motsia |
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Gimein |
Musa Gilevna |
1926 |
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Gimein |
Nietsia |
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Gimein |
Rachel Yakovlevna |
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Gladshtein |
Boris Moiseevitch |
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Gladshtein |
Daria Chaimovna |
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Gladshtein |
Illia Moiseevitch |
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Gladshtein |
Levi Moiseevitch |
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Gladshtein |
Sima Moiseevna |
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Gladshtein |
Chaim Moiseevitch |
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Itkina |
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+ her 2 children |
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Kazanskaya |
Toiba- |
1898 |
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Kikirzon |
Zinaida |
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+ her 3 children |
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Kirzner |
Rosa Ilinichna |
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Kitaigorodskaya |
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+ 2 children + granddaughter+ daughter- |
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Kozhevnikov |
Edward Yankelevitch |
1940 |
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Kozhevnikova |
Alta Iosifovna |
1899 |
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Kozhevnikova |
Bieba |
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Kozhevnikova |
Musa |
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Kozhevnikova |
Sima |
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Kozhevnikova |
Sofia |
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Krivaya |
Kira Markovna |
1907 |
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Krivichkina |
Gisia Favlovna |
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Krivichkina |
Rosa Favlovna |
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Krivichkina |
Chaia- |
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Krivichkina |
Ester Favlovna |
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Krivoi |
Vladimir Neechovitch |
1939 |
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Krivoi |
Feliks Neechovitch |
1937 |
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Kuznetsov |
Mendel |
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Kuznetsov |
Simeon Mendelevitch |
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+ 2 persons |
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Kuznetsova |
Bronya |
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and son Michael |
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Kuznetsova |
Liubov Solomonovna |
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+ 3 persons |
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Kuznetsova |
Maria |
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Kuznetsova |
Syargena |
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Kuznetsova- |
Polina |
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Lagavir |
Sofia |
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and son |
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Lecherzak |
Abram |
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Lecherzak |
Basia |
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Lecherzak |
Maria |
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Lecherzak |
Milia |
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Lecherzak |
Mira |
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Lecherzak |
Fania |
1923 |
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Lecherzak |
Fruma |
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Lecherzak |
Fruma |
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Lecherzak |
Chaim |
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Lecherzak |
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Levit |
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Liublina |
Chava- |
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Magindovid |
Chaia- |
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+ her 2 children |
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Malkina |
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Masarskaya |
Bronislava Boruchovna |
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Masarskaya |
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and son |
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Masarskaya |
Lea Abramovna |
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+ 1 person |
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Masarskaya |
Sofia |
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Masarskaya |
Tsipa Mendelevna |
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Meerzon |
Eva |
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+ her 2 children |
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Meerzon |
Rachiel |
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Meerzon |
Sofia |
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Mergold |
Betsi |
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+ her 4 children |
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Mergold |
Freida |
1915 |
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Mindlin |
Zalya |
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Mindlina |
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Orlievskaya |
Genia |
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Ostrovskaya |
Sofia Chaimovna |
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Ostrovskaya |
Chaia |
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Ozernikova |
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Patashinskaya |
Raya |
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Patashinskaya |
Stera Nisanovna |
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Patashinskaya |
Tselia |
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Patashinski |
Boris Niesanovitch |
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Pazina |
Beilia |
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Pazina |
Ginda |
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+ her 2 children |
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Pazina |
Faina |
1904 |
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Peisachovitch |
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Peisachovitch |
Beilia |
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Peisachovitch |
Rachiel |
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Perlava |
Asia Meerovna |
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Perlava |
Hanna |
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Perlava |
Daria |
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+ her 5 children |
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Perlava |
Elizaveta |
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Perlava |
Zelda |
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Perlava |
Chaia Meerovna |
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Piratsinskaya |
Sofia |
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Piratsinski |
Leib |
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and four persons |
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Poverennaya |
Sterna Izraelevna |
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Poverennaya |
Chana Zalmanovna |
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Poverennaya |
Chaia- |
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Poverennaya |
Shifra Yakovlevna |
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Prus |
Chaim |
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and three persons |
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Purirzinskaya |
Mary Zalmanovna |
1894 |
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Purirzinski |
Izrael Yankelevitch |
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Purizinski |
Isaac Yankelevitch |
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Rabinovitch |
Guta |
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Ravin |
Boris Abramovitch |
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Ravin |
Levi Abramovitch |
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Ravin |
Mendel |
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and three persons |
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Ravin |
Fridman |
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and four persons |
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Ravin |
Yakov Abramovitch |
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Ravina |
Daria Abramovna |
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Ravina |
Mira Abramovna |
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Ravina |
Nina Abramovna |
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Ravina |
Rachiel Abramovna |
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Ravina |
Celia Abramovna |
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Ravitch |
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Ravitch |
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Ravitch |
Girsh Michlevitch |
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Ravitch |
Michl |
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Reznikova |
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Reznikova |
Musia Peisachovna |
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Reznikova |
Ester- |
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Rom |
Basia |
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Rubashkina |
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Rubashkin |
Emanuel |
1924 |
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Rubinstein |
Lara, Hanna and a boy |
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and three persons |
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Shchadrinskaya |
Ginda |
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Shchadrinskaya |
Grunia |
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Shchadrinskaya |
Mariasia |
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+ daughter + grandchildren |
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Shchadrinskaya |
Ester- |
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Shchadrinskaya |
Yachna |
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Shchadrinski |
Chaim |
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Shkliar |
Binia |
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Shkliar |
Doba |
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Shmuelovitch |
Kalman Tsodikovitch |
1930 |
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Shmuelovitch |
Leva Tsodikovitch |
1926 |
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Shmuelovitch |
Maria Tsodikovna |
1924 |
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Shmuelovitch |
Rachiel Elievna |
1906 |
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Shofman |
Nochim |
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and wife |
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Sivashinskaya |
Riva |
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Smargonskaya |
Doba Kuselevna |
1895 |
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Smargonskaya |
Katarina Aronovna |
1925 |
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Smargonskaya |
Milia |
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Smargonskaya |
Sofia Aronovna |
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Smuklovskaya |
Sima |
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and her two children |
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Solomenskaya |
Bunia |
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and three persons |
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Solomenskaya |
Goda |
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Solomenskaya |
Maria |
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Solomenskaya |
Sofia |
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Sorin |
Abram |
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Sorin |
Boris |
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Sorin |
Izrael |
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Sorina |
Celia |
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Spektorova |
Salme- |
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Staraseltski |
A. |
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and one person |
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Suchadreva |
Chaia- |
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Supian |
Mendel |
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and one person |
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Sviridovskaya |
Lea |
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and son |
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Sviridovskaya |
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Tev |
Falka |
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Tev |
Etka |
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+ her 4 children |
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Tev |
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+ her 5 children |
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Tevit |
Dora Abramovna |
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Tevit |
Kelia |
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+ her child |
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Tevit |
Mulia Abramovitch |
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Tevit |
Nina Abramovna |
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Tolbina |
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and three persons |
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Turnianskaya |
Faina |
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Turnianski |
Yakov |
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Vierchovskaya |
Rachiel Mendeleevna |
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Ustraich |
Musa Zalmanovitch |
1886 |
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Vilenkina |
Lea |
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Vilenkina |
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Vidzon |
Sterna |
1886 |
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Vishadskaya |
Dora |
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Vishadskaya |
Milia Meerovna |
1901 |
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Vishadskoi |
Zilia |
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Vishadskoi |
Moishe |
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+ 1 person |
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Vishadskoi |
Simeon |
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Vishadskoi |
Vladimir |
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Voichanski |
Alexei |
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Yanovtski |
Velia |
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and three persons |
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Zaragatskaya |
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+ her 3 children |
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Zaretskaya |
Reizl |
1896 |
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Zaretskaya |
Chana- |
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Zelkind |
Malka Michelevna |
1900 |
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Abarbanel |
Velya |
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Abramis |
David |
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Abramis |
Don |
1880 |
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Arshanski |
Yossef |
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Arshanski |
Motsia |
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Arshanski |
Naum- |
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Azarch |
Lev Shaevitch |
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Baitsin |
Abram |
1924 |
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Baitsin |
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Baranovski |
Samuel |
1887 |
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Bas |
David |
1900 |
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Bertenson |
Levi |
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Bianderski |
Abram |
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Bianderski |
Zusim |
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Bielenki |
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Breslov |
Boruch Iche Moisevitch |
1891 |
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Buchbinder |
Sender |
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Buchbinder |
Yakov Borisovitch |
1894 |
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Buchbinder |
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Budniatski |
Izaak Yakovlevitch |
1893 |
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Budnievich |
Ilya Ilyich |
1915 |
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Chatsin |
Alter |
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Chatsin |
Samuel |
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Chazanov |
Shmuel |
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Chazanov |
Yankel Shmuelevitch |
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Chazanski |
Mendel |
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Chazanski |
Michl |
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Chvashnianski |
Samuel Litmanovitch |
1898 |
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Chvashnianski |
Elia Simonovitch |
1870 |
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Dibkin |
Nohem- |
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Dobromislov |
Bene- |
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Dobromislov |
Niema |
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Dobromislov |
Chaim |
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Dobromislov |
Chaim |
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Dublin |
Moishe |
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Gaiduk |
Berl |
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Gaiduk |
Grigori Ilyitch |
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Gaiduk |
Michail Samuelevitch |
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Gaiduk |
Mones |
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Gaiduk |
Chaim Sholomovitch |
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Gimein |
Gilia |
1890 |
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Gimein |
Vladimir |
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Gimein |
Shimsa |
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Itkin |
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Kastsinovski |
Solomon |
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Kazanski |
Abram |
1895 |
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Kazanski |
Zusim |
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Kazanski |
Michel |
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Klibanov |
Pavel Moisevitch |
1895 |
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Kozhevnikov |
Zavl Moishovitch |
1898 |
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Kozhevnikov |
Tsemech- |
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Krasilshikov |
Simon |
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Krivoi |
Iruchim Leibovitch |
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Krivichkin |
Favl |
1880 |
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Kublanovski |
Boris |
1895 |
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Kugel |
Ilya Grigr’evitch |
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Lecherzak |
David |
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Lecherzak |
Shaya |
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Litman |
Samuel |
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Masarski |
David- |
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Masarski |
Mendel |
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Masarski |
Yuda Davidovitch |
1880 |
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Meerzon |
Abram- |
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Meerzon |
Ziama |
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Mergold |
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Orlievski |
Sas- |
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Orlievski |
Peretz |
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Ostrovski |
Chaim- |
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Ozernikov |
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Patashinski |
Ziama |
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Patashinski |
Nissan Simonovitch |
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Pazin |
Moisei |
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Pazin |
Mendel |
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Pazin |
Simcha |
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Purirzinski |
Zalman Yakelevitch |
1924 |
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Purirzinski |
Yankel Kopelevitch |
1892 |
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Ravin |
Abram Leibovitch |
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Ravitch |
Gotlieb |
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Reznikov |
Nissn |
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Shchadrinski |
Velya |
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Shchadrinski |
Velya |
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Shchadrinski |
Meilach |
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Shkliar |
Berka |
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Shmuelovitch |
Tsadik Moishovitch |
1900 |
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Sivashinski |
Ziama |
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Smargonski |
Aron Yakovlevitch |
1895 |
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Smargonski |
Boris Yakovlevitch |
1918 |
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Smargonski |
Zalman |
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Smargonski |
Rafail Aronovitch |
1923 |
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Smuklavski |
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Sokalinski |
Aron Chaim Shlomovitch |
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Spektorov |
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Sviridovski |
Mendel |
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Sviridovski |
Shmuel |
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Vierchovski |
Zalman Menflevitch |
1887 |
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Vishedskoi |
Zelik Meiravitch |
1911 |
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Zaretski |
Abram |
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Zaretski |
Boruch |
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Zaretski |
Zelik Michailevitch |
1895 |
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Zaretski |
Simcha- |
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Zaretski |
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1872 |
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Zelkind |
Velya |
1900 |
Mass Graves at Berezovka and the Vorobiev Hills of Citizens of Gorodok: Winter of 1941
Z.M. Kozhevnikov and I.L. Krivoi
Vorobiev Hills 1941
Brothers Shmuelovitch Kalman, Peisach and Leva
B.Y. Birman
M.T. Shmuelovitch
A.I. Kozhevnikova
Civilian Gorodok population, killed by fascists (photo:TASS)
Mass grave at the Vorobiev Hills July 2009: Left to right - Zlata Krivichkina, M. Glazer, Mark Krivichkin, Trevor Bedeman (originally Bederov)
Mass grave at Berezovka
