The Extermination of Jews from Baranowicze Ghetto as Reported by Witness and Inmate Grzegorz Bresław Cover Image
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Zagłada Żydów z getta w Baranowiczach w relacji świadka i więźnia Grzegorza Bresława
The Extermination of Jews from Baranowicze Ghetto as Reported by Witness and Inmate Grzegorz Bresław

Author(s): Bolesław Cieślik, Bożena Iwanowska
Subject(s): History
Published by: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny
Keywords: Baranowicze; ghetto; holocaust; Grzegorz Bresław

Summary/Abstract: The article contains a translation of never yet published correspondence between Latvia’s KGB authorities and the regional history museum in Baranowicze, containing depositions by Grzegorz Bresław, who was confined in local ghetto. It contains a description of the circumstances of Nazi extermination of the Jewish residents of Baranowicze. There were three stages of the slaughter of the local Jews, with the area of the ghetto reduced after each stage. The actual killing was done in rural lands adjacent to the town.

  • Issue Year: 281/2022
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 209-221
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish