the Ulanov Ghetto

Ulanov (Ukrainian: Ulaniv) In the late 1930s, about 1,200 Jews lived in Ulanov, representing approximately two-thirds of the total population. The townlet had both a Jewish Ethnic Soviet and a school that offered instruction in Yiddish. Ulanov was occupied by the Germans on July 15, 1941, and the local Jewish population was immediately subjected to abuse. This included the plundering of Jewish property, forced labor seizures, and sporadic murders. The Jews were concentrated in a ghetto that was confined to one street and surrounded with a barbed-wire fence. In December 1941, about 300 Jews from the nearby localities were moved into Ulanov; in the spring of 1942, another approximately 150 Jewish inhabitants were brought from the nearby village of Salnitsa. In April 1942, a few hundred Jews were sent to build the Kalinovka airfield. The Ulanov ghetto was liquidated between June 10 and 14, or July 10 (sources vary regarding the date) when approximately 900 Jews, including Jews from the area, were murdered in a huge pit in the Polish cemetery located near the townlet.