Holocaust Memorial
The dark pages of World War II history also touched Pochep. In 1941, during the Wehrmacht's occupation of Pochep, two camps were established for Jews: one for men and one for women. In March 1942, the prisoners in these camps were shot in an anti-tank ditch, resulting in over 1,800 deaths.
In the 1960s, a monument was erected at the execution site, but it began to deteriorate over time.
In 2018, a renovated memorial was opened, featuring slabs with the names of the victims. The reconstruction of the monument was initiated by Olesya Petrovskaya, the director of Rechitsa Secondary School, with assistance from the Yad Vashem memorial. For several years, Olesya Petrovskaya and her students undertook extensive research to identify the names of those executed. Currently, 1,174 names are inscribed on the memorial, and efforts to identify more victims continue.
In the 1960s, a monument was erected at the execution site, but it began to deteriorate over time.
In 2018, a renovated memorial was opened, featuring slabs with the names of the victims. The reconstruction of the monument was initiated by Olesya Petrovskaya, the director of Rechitsa Secondary School, with assistance from the Yad Vashem memorial. For several years, Olesya Petrovskaya and her students undertook extensive research to identify the names of those executed. Currently, 1,174 names are inscribed on the memorial, and efforts to identify more victims continue.
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* פוצ'פ (hebrew) - Pochep
