Water tower near the site where Jews were shot. Photographer: Mikhail Tyaglyy, 2010.
YVA, Photo Collection, 14615532
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Murder Story of Ak Sheikh Jews at the Water Tower in Ak Sheikh
Murder Site
Ak Sheikh
Russia (USSR)
According to a local resident, in 1941 groups of Jews from various places in Ak Sheikh County were brought to Ak Sheikh and shot at a well near the water tower on the outskirts of the village.
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Written Testimonies
Alexander Belogurov, who was born in 1928 and lived near Ak Sheikh during the war years, testified:
Interview by Mikhail Tyaglyi and Tatyana Velichko in 2010
- …so they shot the people they took away…
- Where exactly, would you please tell us?
- Here in Razdolnoye, at the water tower.
- They rounded them up, then took them to their headquarters and then took them to the water tower to shoot them.
- So these were not local Jews?
- No. They came from the whole district.
- Was there one mass murder or several?
- It took place on one day. But some people were hiding and some were at work, while others were hiding. So these had to be collected.
YVA O.101 / 518
Ak Sheikh
Water Tower
Murder Site
Russia (USSR)
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Photos
Water tower near the site where Jews were shot. Photographer: Mikhail Tyaglyy, 2010.
YVA, Photo Collection, 14615532
Well where Jews were murdered on the outskirts of Ak Sheikh. Photographer: Mikhail Tyaglyy, 2010.
YVA, Photo Collection, 14615533