Murder Story of Berezdov Jews at the Mlynki Tract

…the Fascists took the Jews of Berezdov by truck and brought them to the field beyond [the village] of Selichev, today there is a monument there. They were made to dig a pit at the site. At that time we were binding sheaves in the field and we saw all this. When the pit was ready, the Germans placed those who had dug the pit next to it. The Germans pointed sub-machine guns at them and fired. The Jews were screaming as they fell into the pit. There were about 50 people on the truck. Later, another truck with Jews arrived at the site. Little children were also on this truck. When one of those trucks was passing through the village [of Selichev], one heard someone from the truck shouting loudly: "Good-bye, Prokop, good-bye!...". The name of this man was Leib. His house was located at the site of today's clubhouse. He was living there with his wife and two daughters. He worked at the local kolkhoz. One of his daughters – Marusya [Miriam] was a friend of mine…. When the Jews were taken to be shot, she ran away and hid from the Germans. Thus she was saved from death. … But Gisya [the other sister], Leib, and Surka [the mother] were shot to death by the Fascists. After the shooting of the Jews we approached the pit, into which they were thrown. Nothing could be more frightening than what we saw. For about 4 days the earth [over the bodies] was heaving. The people [who were wounded but still alive] were moaning… The Jews of Berezdov were taken by two trucks… [to the murder site]. The Fascists surrounded them and shot them to death. …