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Rakaŭ Ghetto
The Rakaŭ Ghetto was established on 21 August 1941 in Rakaŭ, in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR (present-day Belarus), soon after the city's capture by Nazi Germany during Operation Barbarossa. An estimated 1,050 Jews were killed in the ghetto between its creation on 21 August 1941 and its liquidation on 4 February 1942. History Prior to Operation Barbarossa, an estimated 928 Jews lived in the city of Rakaŭ, now in Minsk Region of Belarus. In June 1941, Wehrmacht soldiers occupied the city, and it was liberated on 4 July 1944. On the first day of the occupation of Rakaŭ, a regiment of the Byelorussian Auxiliary Police was organised in the city. Immediately, a Nazi plunder, campaign of unrestrained looting of Jewish property began. Violent repressions soon followed; on 14 August 1941, 45 Jews from Rakaŭ were taken from the city and forced to dig a hole, in which they were then laid down and shot to death. On 21 August, 14 Jews travelling from M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakaŭ
Rakaŭ ( be, Ракаў, ; russian: Раков, ; pl, Raków, , ) is an Urban-type settlements in Belarus, urban settlement in Valozhyn District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It stands on the river Islach from Valozhyn and from Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Population about 2,100 (2006). History The area has been inhabited since ancient times, which was proven when the settlement known as Valy () was found on the river Islach. In the 16th century, the ruins were used as a platform for feudal castle building. The Rakaŭ castle can be found on the map created by Tomash Makovski in 1613. In 14th-century documents, settlements near-contemporary Rakaŭ are mentioned for the first time. Rakaŭ itself is mentioned in 15th-century chronicles. In 1465 Casimir Jagiellon gave Rakaŭ as a gift to the chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Mihail Kyazhgailo. Kyazhgailo's family owned Rakaŭ for almost 100 years. In the mid-16th century, Rakaŭ went to the Zavish family as a part of an inheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |