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During the war the city was occupied by Germans. All the Jews were
destroyed by the beginning of 1942, although it was said that some were
able to escape into the woods, even from the ghetto-camp. During the German
retreat the city was greatly damaged: according to a witness, my father's
math teacher Mikhail Kibalchich, 250 houses were burned, including those of
my relatives. After the war the city was rebuilt, but today there is no
railroad in Starodub. It is a "Chernobyl zone," forgotten by God and man.
It will probably not become a destination for pilgrimages. Still, one hopes
that the memory of the ancestors will be kept alive.
destroyed by the beginning of 1942, although it was said that some were
able to escape into the woods, even from the ghetto-camp. During the German
retreat the city was greatly damaged: according to a witness, my father's
math teacher Mikhail Kibalchich, 250 houses were burned, including those of
my relatives. After the war the city was rebuilt, but today there is no
railroad in Starodub. It is a "Chernobyl zone," forgotten by God and man.
It will probably not become a destination for pilgrimages. Still, one hopes
that the memory of the ancestors will be kept alive.
Period
Location
Starodub
Russia
Interview
Alexander Paskov