Mass Grave Database - Based On Early Testemonies

Where vicitims are from, last know location	Berezhany
Town/county where mass grave is located	Berezhany
Mass Grave Location	forest near town
Date of Murder	Yom Kippur 1942
Numer of Victims	1100
Names of Victims Mentioned
Full Testimony	During Yom Kippur in 1942, 600 Jews were arrested, mostly intelligentsia and wealthy merchants. After three days they were taken to the forest, stripped naked and executed. There were ditches, from which big rocks were taken out; the bodies were thrown into the graves and covered with dirt [...] at night [...] the Jewish militia dragged 500 women and children out of their houses and took them to the woods for execution.
Testimony Number	301/2382
page in longer testimony	page 1
Date of Testimony	March 4 1947
Name of Witness	Stefania Schöngut
Current Country	Ukraine