Kozhanka

In 1864, Kozhanka was home to 17 Jews, who comprised 1.5 percent of its total population. From 1923 to 1929, Kozhanka was the county center; in 1926, 308 Jews lived there. The village was occupied by German troops on July 17, 1941. Some Jews had apparently been able to leave it before that date. The remaining Jews of Kozhanka were murdered, probably in late August-early September 1941. Kozhanka was liberated by the Red Army on December 25, 1943.