Former Brick Factory near Svyatsk
Most of the Jews of Svyatsk were murdered on January 26, 1942. They were collected at the local authorities' headquarters, where their good clothes were taken from them. Then they were taken outside of town to the site of the former brick factory. There the Germans shot 118 Jews, one after the other, in the back of the head. On the next day another 9 Jews, who had been hiding in the town, were found and then shot at the same murder site.
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Babakov
23 Jews from Svyatsk, along with some Communists, were arrested on October 2, 1941 by a German murder squad and taken to the vicinity of Babakov village. On the way they were severely beaten. They were shot to death in a trench near the village.
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