Murder story of Ivangorod Jews in the Ivangorod Ravine

At the end of March 1942 (according to some sources on March 29), 1942, about 47 Jews from Ivangorod and 150 – 200 (according to other sources more than 300) Jews from Aleksandrovka were forced into a stable one kilometer away from the town and held there for some time. Then policemen both from Kamenka and Aleksandrovka arrived at the stable. First they separated the Jewish men from the others and tied their hands. Then all the victims were loaded onto several trucks covered with canvas. About 35 – 40 people were loaded onto each truck. Then the trucks, guarded by policemen, proceeded toward the shooting site near Ivangorod village. Prior to the shooting the policemen were given alcohol to drink. The police cordoned off the shooting site. Before being shot, the Jewish victims were stripped naked. The shooting took place under torch light in a ravine with a sharp slope. The Jews were shot in groups of 15 - 20. The operation lasted for some hours. Those policemen who had shot badly were placed in pairs, one had to shoot at the head, the other - at the back. They finished off those Jews who were still alive. There were many women, children, and old people among those shot. They were shot without having their hands tied.