Kharkov, 1941

Kharkov, Ukraine
1941

In late 1941, the Nazis ordered that all Jews in Kharkov relocate to some huts on the outskirts of the city. Those who were not able to relocated were locked into the synagogue on Meshchansky Street. These were mostly elderly, disabled or very young Jews.

According to testimony gathered in 1943, "a large number of them from to death and others died of hunger. Altogether 400 persons died in the synagogue building." (Yad Vashem)

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