Murder Story of Baryshevka Jews at the Baryshevka Leather Goods Factory

Back then my house was the last one. Since then the street has grown. One day from my house I saw Germans and policemen taking Jews past the kitchen-gardens. Children were clinging to their mothers’ apron-strings, women were carrying small children in their arms. What time was it? About…10 a.m. They were placed under a pear tree with many branches. There were blackthorn thickets there. The people huddled together, with the Germans surrounding them. Some Germans and policemen surrounded the place. Then the Germans shouted something. All the Jews shouted the same words. Then the German again shouted something and the people kneeled down. Only Liberzon’s '[wife?] Khaika, who was no longer young, remained standing. A German shouted at her and she shouted back at him. One of the senior officers kicked her in the stomach. She fell down, mightily cursing the Fascists. Even though this was about 100 meters from my house, it could still be heard through the window. At that point the women started to wail. I understood that something horrible was about to happen. I didn't want to look, but I couldn't tear myself away from the window, my legs wouldn't move. More than once several husky Germans picked five to eight people from the crowd. They were forced with rifle-buts to the pit … there they were forced to kneel next to the pit. Then they were shot. Another five to eight people were brought. And the whole thing was repeated… They murdered everybody….