Object numberM1996/023:005
DescriptionArchival material and document from the Russian Government archives related to the Genocide of the Jewish people there. Copies, in Russian with English translations attached. Originals are in the Moscow archives.
This document starts from page 4 outlining atrocities committed by the German's in the Tarnopol region. There are various witness statements including one testifying to the Germans setting fire to a house with several Jewish families inside and locking the doors and windows to prevent them from escaping.
There is witness testimony as to the establishment of the ghetto and the conditions.
There are also details about attrocities committed against the non-Jewish Polish population.
This document starts from page 4 outlining atrocities committed by the German's in the Tarnopol region. There are various witness statements including one testifying to the Germans setting fire to a house with several Jewish families inside and locking the doors and windows to prevent them from escaping.
There is witness testimony as to the establishment of the ghetto and the conditions.
There are also details about attrocities committed against the non-Jewish Polish population.
Production placeKovno, Lithuania
Production date 1941-07-31 - 1941-07-31
Subjectpersecution, yellow Star of David
Language
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by the Russian Government Archival Service