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Molodezhnaya Street in Jody

On December 15, 1941 the Germans mobilized some local farmers to dig pits on the outskirts of the town. This was noticed by the Jews and dozens of young Jews and Jewish families fled to the forest, or constructed bunkers to hide, or sought temporary refuge with local farmers. Two days later reinforcements of Lithuanian policemen were brought to Jody from Brasław and Miory. Approximately 530 Jews from Jody and nearby villages were concentrated in the town market and from there taken in groups to the pits and shot to death with machine-guns. Before the execution some Jews with skills needed by the Germans were separated from the others and sent to the ghetto of Głębokie.

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Woronka

According to some post war sources, several dozen of Jews were shot and buried near Woronka village located in Szarkowszczyzna County. The number of the victims is estimated from 20 to 100. The exact date of the murder operation remains unknown. There are also sources that say the Jews murdered at the site were both from Jody and from Brasław County.

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