Mikhail Ryvkin's account of the experiences of the Jews in Klimovichi in 1941–1943

Mikhail Ryvkin's account of the experiences of the Jews in Klimovichi in 1941–1943 Pre-war Jewish life in Klimovichi; an escape attempt; back to Klimovichi; forced labor in Klimovichi and in the Mikhalin kolkhoz (collective farm); the yellow star edict is given; twelve hostages murdered in late August 1941; most Jews in Klimovichi killed in an Aktion in November 1941; ghetto for skilled workers established in Klimovichi; ghetto liquidated in 1943; murder of Jews who served in the Red Army, broke through cordon, and returned to Klimovichi; murder of children from mixed couples in April 1943; Klimovichi liberated by Red Army forces in September 1943; Gurevich family saved by Vasiliy Yazy, Righteous among the Nations. Also in the file: - letter of testimony from Survivor M about the murder of Jews in Polotsk; his wanderings in Belorussia; and his service in partisan companies in 1941–1944; - materials from an exhibition about the Holocaust in Belorussia, 1988.