Miory was occupied by Soviet forces in September 1939. Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, Soviet forces withdrew from the town, and local anti-Semites committed a pogrom against the town's Jewish population, killing the rabbi, Dov Bear Pianco, and his wife. German forces occupied the town on 3 July 1941.[3] For the next three years until 4 July 1944, Miory was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Generalbezirk Weißruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland. A ghetto was set up in the town, and all Jews were kept imprisoned there. A judenrat was established, led by businessman Zvi Hersch Hellman. The Jews of Miory were later joined by other Jews, who sneaked into the ghetto after fleeing other nearby towns. Prior to the war, the town had been home to 500 Jews, most of them agricultural workers or craftsmen. In October 1941, some young Jews from the ghetto were arrested by German forces and sentenced to death for "conspiracy against the German government", but the judenrat was able to stay the execution.[3]
On 2 June 1942, Jews were ordered to gather in the square and were then taken into the forest in the direction of Krukówka village. The Germans killed 779 people in the forest. About 80 people, however managed to escape,[3] some of them going on to join a partisan group. The final liquidation of the ghetto in Miory took place in December 1942.[4] A monument was later built at the site of the 2 June massacre.[5]
Monument erected where the massacre took place.
Plaque at the monument in Russian (left) and Yiddish (right)
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miory, myory, belarusian, Мёры, russian, Миоры, lithuanian, mėrai, polish, town, vitebsk, region, belarus, serves, administrative, center, district, 2024, population, Мёры, belarusian, Миоры, russian, townflagcoat, armslocation, within, belaruscoordinates, 617. Miory or Myory Belarusian Myory Russian Miory Lithuanian Merai Polish Miory is a town in Vitebsk Region Belarus It serves as the administrative center of Miory District 1 As of 2024 it has a population of 7 835 1 Miory Myory Belarusian Miory Russian TownFlagCoat of armsMioryLocation within BelarusCoordinates 55 37 N 27 37 E 55 617 N 27 617 E 55 617 27 617CountryBelarusRegionVitebsk RegionDistrictMiory DistrictFirst mentioned1514Population 2024 1 Total7 835Time zoneUTC 3 MSK Postal code211287Area code 375 2152License plate2Websitemiory wbr vitebsk region wbr gov wbr byHistory editThe town was first mentioned in 1514 2 Miory was occupied by Soviet forces in September 1939 Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22 1941 Soviet forces withdrew from the town and local anti Semites committed a pogrom against the town s Jewish population killing the rabbi Dov Bear Pianco and his wife German forces occupied the town on 3 July 1941 3 For the next three years until 4 July 1944 Miory was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Generalbezirk Weissruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland A ghetto was set up in the town and all Jews were kept imprisoned there A judenrat was established led by businessman Zvi Hersch Hellman The Jews of Miory were later joined by other Jews who sneaked into the ghetto after fleeing other nearby towns Prior to the war the town had been home to 500 Jews most of them agricultural workers or craftsmen In October 1941 some young Jews from the ghetto were arrested by German forces and sentenced to death for conspiracy against the German government but the judenrat was able to stay the execution 3 On 2 June 1942 Jews were ordered to gather in the square and were then taken into the forest in the direction of Krukowka village The Germans killed 779 people in the forest About 80 people however managed to escape 3 some of them going on to join a partisan group The final liquidation of the ghetto in Miory took place in December 1942 4 A monument was later built at the site of the 2 June massacre 5 nbsp Monument erected where the massacre took place nbsp Plaque at the monument in Russian left and Yiddish right References edit a b c Chislennost naseleniya na 1 yanvarya 2024 g i srednegodovaya chislennost naseleniya za 2023 god po Respublike Belarus v razreze oblastej rajonov gorodov poselkov gorodskogo tipa belsat gov by Archived from the original on 2 April 2024 Retrieved 13 April 2024 Miory Regional Executive Committee History www miory vitebsk region gov by a b c מיורי Miory האנציקלופדיה של הגטאות Encyclopedia of the Ghettos Miory Yad Vashem in Hebrew Retrieved 2020 09 21 History Jewish community before 1989 Miory Virtual Shtetl www sztetl org pl Archived from the original on 2016 08 12 Moe mestechko Miory Archived from the original on 2016 05 30 Retrieved 2016 05 06 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miory Miyory Belarus at JewishGen nbsp This Belarus location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miory amp oldid 1225009239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
