Murder Story of Oktyabrdorf Jews at the Serebryanka Well

- What did your mother-in-law say? - First they gathered everybody at the mosque. - Where was the mosque? Near the club? - In the same building. - Did they ruin the club and put up the mosque? - No, it just was in the same building. So they ordered all the Jews to go there. They said to take enough food for a day and the jewelry. So they all came, and they took them to the well. There was one old man, he was limping. - Do you remember his name? - Uritsky.... - So they gathered them in the club… - Yes, the children were crying because they couldn’t go out. - Were people held there for a long time? - Not really, just until everyone gathered. Some people lived a bit further away; some were looking for their children. Once you go into the club, though, you couldn’t leave. - Did she say how many people there were? - More than 90 people. And all the other residents were ordered to stay in their homes, so there would be no misunderstanding. - How do you know? - Aunt Polia said that as well. Also people, who lived near the well, were ordered not to look in the windows. The Germans surrounded the well. Some people fell dead, some wounded, some just jumped out of fear. On the top of the people, they threw in horses that were shot dead and then they filled the well in. - Did she say if they walked or drove to the well? - They walked. One man couldn’t walk so they just killed him. He was lying there for many days and they wouldn’t allow people bury him.