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Demidov
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Demidov
Russia (USSR)
Community
Commemoration
Jews first settled in the town in the mid-19th century. In 1897 the Jewish population of 337 people comprised almost 6 percent of the population of the town, which was then called Porechye. It was renamed Demidov in 1918. In 1939 Demidov's 206 Jews constituted 2.6 percent of the total population.
Demidov was occupied by German troops on July 13, 1941. The Jews of Demidov, along with those from the surrounding area, were killed in several murder operations, apparently in 1941 - 1942.
The town was liberated by the Red Army on September 22, 1943.
Demidov
Demidov District
Smolensk Region
Russia (USSR) (today Demidov
Russia)
55.266;31.516
Victims' Names
| Last Name | First Name | Year of Birth | Place of Residence | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dvinov | Samuil | 1898 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Dvinov | Sima | 1899 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Dvinov Smolenski | Isaak | 1923 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Epshtein | Meyer | 1920 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | killed in military service |
| Fradkov | Yefim | 1921 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | not stated |
| Gelina | Anya | 1923 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Genin | Mordukh Leizer | 1875 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Ginzburg | Lev | 1902 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Kakhman | First name unknown | 1903 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Kazakevich | Alik | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered | |
| Kazakevich | Boris | 1883 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Kazakevich | First name unknown | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered | |
| Kazakevich | First name unknown | 1912 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Kazakevich | First name unknown | 1873 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Kazakevich | Yelizaveta | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered | |
| Khazanov | Emmanuil | 1926 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Khazanov | Solomon | 1923 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Khazanov | Syoma | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered | |
| Khazanova | Khaia | 1905 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Kovalzon | Sima | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered | |
| Kunin | Khaim Note | 1880 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Kunin | Lyubov | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered | |
| Kuselson | First name unknown | 1863 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Kuselson | First name unknown | 1901 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Leyko | Arkadi | 1938 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | was registered following the evacuation/ in the interior of the Soviet Union |
| Leyko | Faina | 1908 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | was registered following the evacuation/ in the interior of the Soviet Union |
| Leyko | Ilia | 1940 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | was registered following the evacuation/ in the interior of the Soviet Union |
| Leyko | Ira | 1933 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | was registered following the evacuation/ in the interior of the Soviet Union |
| Leyko | Raya | 1932 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | was registered following the evacuation/ in the interior of the Soviet Union |
| Markov | Grigoriy | 1905 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Maron Meron | Fenia | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered | |
| Nakhman | Naum | 1903 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Peiko | David | 1925 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Peiko | Grunia | 1900 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Peiko | Isaak | 1880 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Peiko | Izrail | 1886 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Peiko | Zinaida | 1880 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Potemkina | Dusya | 1880 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Potemkina | Galya | 1923 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Potemkina | Khaia Basya | 1873 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Potemkina | Raya | 1937 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Potemkina | Sima | 1894 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Potiomkin | Emmanuil | 1894 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Potiomkin | Izrail | 1873 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Potiomkin | Moisei | 1922 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Potyomkin | Mendel | 1914 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Slutch | Feiga | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered | |
| Slutch | Zalman | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered | |
| Snytkin | Abram | 1937 | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |
| Snytkin | First name unknown | Demidov, Russia (USSR) | murdered |