In 1939, there were 487 Jews residing in the town of Ushachi, accounting for approximately 23.8% of the total population at that time. However, during the period from 1941 to 1944, Ushachi came under German occupation. As part of the occupation policies, a ghetto enclosed by barbed wire was established in Ushachi in October 1941. Tragically, on January 12, 1942, the Jewish population of Ushachi in the ghetto was subjected to mass murder. The killings took place in pre-dug pits near the cemetery, which had been prepared by local residents. It is important to note that prior to the liquidation, some Jews within the ghetto were able to set fire to the confines and escape. Additionally, a few days later, the Jews from the nearby town of Kublichi were also killed at the same pits where the Ushachi Jews had met their fate.[2]
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ushachy, belarusian, Ушачы, russian, Ушачи, urban, type, settlement, vitebsk, region, belarus, administrative, center, district, city, located, kilometres, west, vitebsk, 2023, population, history, editin, 1939, there, were, jews, residing, town, ushachi, acco. Ushachy Belarusian Ushachy Russian Ushachi is an urban type settlement in Vitebsk Region Belarus and the administrative center of Ushachy District The city is located 101 kilometres 63 mi west of Vitebsk As of 2023 it has a population of 5 802 1 History EditIn 1939 there were 487 Jews residing in the town of Ushachi accounting for approximately 23 8 of the total population at that time However during the period from 1941 to 1944 Ushachi came under German occupation As part of the occupation policies a ghetto enclosed by barbed wire was established in Ushachi in October 1941 Tragically on January 12 1942 the Jewish population of Ushachi in the ghetto was subjected to mass murder The killings took place in pre dug pits near the cemetery which had been prepared by local residents It is important to note that prior to the liquidation some Jews within the ghetto were able to set fire to the confines and escape Additionally a few days later the Jews from the nearby town of Kublichi were also killed at the same pits where the Ushachi Jews had met their fate 2 References Edit Chislennost naseleniya na 1 yanvarya 2023 g i srednegodovaya chislennost naseleniya za 2022 god po Respublike Belarus v razreze oblastej rajonov gorodov poselkov gorodskogo tipa belsat gov by Archived from the original on 17 April 2023 Retrieved 5 October 2023 Yahad in Unum External links EditUshachy Belarus at JewishGen55 11 00 N 28 37 00 E 55 1833 N 28 6167 E 55 1833 28 6167 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 Ushachy amp oldid 1178779475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
