The Shoah (1939–1945)
Massacre of Varena
septembre 1941·Varena
Toll
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In this village of the pine groves of Dzukija, the Jewish population of Varena is assembled on orders from local auxiliaries, led outside the town, and shot at the edge of prepared pits.
Varena, in the heart of the forests of Dzoukija, sees its community rounded up in the very first weeks of the occupation. The inhabitants are led to a nearby clearing and shot by auxiliary detachments from the neighboring town, with the participation of part of the local population.
- Period :
- The Shoah (1939–1945)
- Type :
- Shoah
- Region :
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Country :
- Lituanie
Sources
Pinkas Hakehillot, Lituanie ; documentation de Yad Vashem.