Murder story of Bragin Jews in the Bragin Area

... An SD group (Germans)numbering 115 men arrived [in] the town of Bragino [sic], Bragin County, Polesye District of the BSSR on September 13, 1941 to liquidate Soviet civilians.... On September 13, 1941 the SD ordered all the population to assemble for the election of a village elder and his deputy, while the Jewish population was to elect its own elder and his deputy. All the Jews, of whom at least 300 assembled, were ordered to assemble at a school situated in the town of Bragino[sic]. After that, they were surrounded by Germans and [local]policemen. Machine guns were set up around the school building. Instead of having an election, they were taken out of the town Bragin to be shot. The shooting was carried out by SD men. After that, for two days the [non-Jewish] citizens of the town of Bragino [sic] buried the bodies....

... On September 13, 1941 an SD squad (Germans) arrived in the town of Bragin and summoned all the Jews, who took small bags of food with them, to the secondary (10-year) school. They [the Jews] wore their best clothes. Upon arriving at the school, they [the Jews] were surrounded by Germans and machine guns were stationed around the school-building. After they were assembled, all the Jews were taken in groups outside the town of Bragin and shot. On the same day in the evening and on the next day [local]citizens [non-Jews] were ordered to bury the bodies....