Murder story of Ryasna Jews in the Ryasna Ravine

... In March 1942 the streets where the Jews lives were cordoned off and all of them were forced into the bakery. Some people attempted to escape but they were caught and shot. A Jewish barber sought to hide in a hospital where wounded prisoners of war were treated, but he was discovered there. The first to be shot were the young men, then the children, women, and elderly. They were led to the ravine in twos. I was still a lad, they ordered me to cover over the bodies. It was very cold and there was snow on the ground. A girl who had completed grade 10 and was teaching in a school hid in a pile of clothing; when they picked up the clothes, she was found and shot. In the evening we threw snow onto the still warm bodies and it melted. In the morning they again brought people to cover the bodies. Policemen stood guard; two Germans were shooting, while a third, wearing a tall peaked cap, stood nearby. Before they were shot, the Jews were forced to undress. Their clothing and all the things that were taken from the huts where the Jews were living were taken to a store.... Apparently it was announced that the things would be given out. A crowd of people from our village and the neighboring ones gathered in front of the store. Germans from the local garrison were throwing clothes out of the windown and tearing apart pillows and throwing them into the crowd. The feathers filled the air. The peasant grabbed the items while the Germans filmed the scene....