Murder Story of Dubinowo Jews at the Dubinowo Jewish Cemetery

They put young men in the synagogue. They [the Germans] shot at those trying to escape. I remember it even today. I saw it through the window of my house, we lived close to the synagogue, one man being shot. And then they took 10 percent [of the men] out of the synagogue, led them to the Jewish cemetery, and shot them dead.

On the eve of the Sabbath, July 18, 1941.… Our house stood at the edge of the village. We saw the people move toward the houses. They had white armbands on their sleeves. Father immediately jumped up and ran to the center, to warn the people of the danger. An hour later, the women and children were ordered to assemble at the Old Synagogue, while the men were told to assemble at the New Synagogue. We were certain that it was the end.… On the way, we met several people who had been at the New Synagogue, and they told us that the Germans had grabbed a large number of men. They abused and beat them, took them to the Jewish cemetery, and murdered them there.… We later learned that the first victims had been my father, Shlomo Yitzhak Feigin, Mordechai Levin, and Shimon Rokshin.… On the 9th of Av [August 3, 1941], we bribed the local policemen, and they allowed us to visit the cemetery. We stood in silence at the mass grave of our eighteen loved ones, who had been killed in cold blood.