Tag #152965 - Interview #78408 (Lidia Korotina)

My mother died in 1967. Despite ill health, she was a very vigorous and strong person. She was a very kind woman and could deal with hardships. Her youngest sister married my father’s brother Ponia, who met her when she was living with us. He  took her to Kharkov, where hey lived happily until 1942, when the fascists killed them in the street in Kirovograd. My grandfather and grandmother were also killed by fascists in the street in Kirovograd. They had a small apartment in Kirovograd on the ground floor. My grandfather didn’t want to leave his home. When the Germans came they chased all Jewish people out into the streets from their homes. They were all going along the streets. My grandfather had a sort of heart attack and couldn’t walk.  He stopped, but the Germans didn’t like it and shot both of them there, in the street.