Murder Story of Kurzeniec Jews in the Barn on Miadziołska Street in Kurzeniec

...Our family, all of us, sat at home, and suddenly I could see, through my window, a fire at the end of Miadelskaia Street. I could not imagine what might have caused such a fire, but there was a Jewish barn nearby, and I had reached an accommodation with Tsimmerman, who allowed me to store unthreshed rye and peas in his barn. So now, I was afraid that my property would burn down. I was forced to leave my home [despite the German curfew] and go to the site. Tsimmerman's barn stood some 20 meters from the fire. I came up to the barn and saw the fire brigade standing there. Iosif Smolik [here follow some additional names] served in that brigade. The Germans transported the Jews there in cars, I cannot say exactly how many cars there were, maybe 10-11 in total; but, in addition to them, those who had been killed in the town were driven to the site in horse carts; their owners were forced.… to pick up Jewish bodies….

...I don't remember the date, but sometime in the fall of 1942 the Germans arrived early in the morning; they surrounded the town of Kurenets and told all the house owners to stay at home, and not to leave. Then, they burned the Jews at the end of Miadelskaia Street. They transported them in cars [trucks], I can't say how many cars exactly, maybe eight or nine. Germans, Latvians and police officers were present there. I cannot recall the names of the Germans and Latvians, but I do remember the policemen from among our townspeople, I saw them myself [here follow the names]. During the burning, our entire fire brigade stood about 70 meters from that building, and we were tasked with preventing the fire from spreading to the rest of the town, using all available tools. I saw and heard them bring the Jews in cars, and could hear the fire of automatic weapons and rifles; I don't know what was going on. I stood there for two hours, until about 5 PM, and I cannot ascertain how many Jewish bodies there were, maybe 200 or 300. After that, the next shift came in, and I went home....