Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
The Jews of Kishinev were annihilated in several phases. When Romanian and German units entered the town, many Jews were slaughtered in the streets and in their homes. Their exact number is not known, but the researcher Matatias Carp estimates it at some 10,000. After the ghetto was established, 2,000 Jews were systematically murdered by a unit comprised of men from Einsatzkommandos 11a from Einsatzgruppen D. This unit selected for murder members of the liberal professions (doctors, lawyers, engineers) and
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Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
On July 25-27, Ukrainians under German patronage rioted against the Jews again. The pogroms were organized by Ukrainian nationalist circles with German encouragement. Among the Jews of Lvov, rumors had spread that the Ukrainians were planning a pogrom. As July 25 approached, an unusual bustle was noticed among the Ukrainian police in the city. Jews tried not to step outside. Early in the morning of July 25, groups of peasants from nearby villages began to flow into Lvov. They assembled
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Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
Hermann Goering instructed Reinhard Heydrich to compose and submit “all the necessary preparations with regard to organizational, practical and financial aspects for an overall solution ( Gesamtlosung) of the “Jewish question” in the German sphere of influence in Europe”. Heydrich himself seems to have initiated this commission. To discharge this duty, Heydrich received cooperation from all Reich ministries and convened the Wannsee Conference, where Heydrich summoned the directors of the main government agencies that would have to cooperate for the
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