The former murder site of the Jews of Ushomir. Photographer: Eugene Shnaider, 2017.
Eugene Shnaider, Copy YVA 15081214
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Murder story of Ushomir Jews on the Bank of the Uzh River in Ushomir
Murder Site
Ushomir
According to German reports, the remaining Jewish men of Ushomir (some sources indicate that there were ten of them, and that they were all artisans) were shot in late August – early September 1941, although some postwar testimonies date the murder operation to December 1941. Prior to the shooting, the Jews had been hiding at the local hospital, but someone denounced them to the Germans. The shooting took place on the banks of the Uzh River, in the area of Ushomir. There is no precise information about the number of Jewish victims of this massacre.
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German Reports / Romanian Reports
A resident of Ushomir [first and last names unknown], who lived there during the war years, testifies in an interview with Eugene Shnaider in 2017:
They [the Germans] came to Ushomir. They [the Jews] had been hiding in the hospital, in the cellar. Somebody reported where they [the Jews] were. They burned the place down and forced the Jews to leave their hiding place. They were taken to the bank of the [Uzh] River. They numbered about ten. There were three Germans who carried out the shooting. It was in December, and the river was already frozen. They [the Jews] dug the pit for themselves. Most of the [local] Jews had been evacuated.
Private Collection of Eugene Shnaider
Ushomir
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Murder Site
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The former murder site of the Jews of Ushomir. Photographer: Eugene Shnaider, 2017.
Eugene Shnaider, Copy YVA 15081214