In September 1942 the Jews who had been imprisoned in the local school, were driven beyond the Podkumok River to the area of Koltso Mountain. First the men were taken and then the women, together with the children. The victims were shot in two trenches, the first located 250 meters from the road leading from Kislovodsk to Pervomayskiy village, and the second one - one hundred meters from the same road. Probably during September, several shootings of Jews took place. The number of victims ranged from 150 to 322. In August 1942 a small group of Jewish artisans, such as shoemakers and tailors, were forced to work for Gestapo officers. These Jews, as well as their family members, remained alive until early January 1943, when they were shot to death, also in the area of Koltso Mountain.

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