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David-Gorodok

(now Belarus; 52°03'N 27°13'E)

A town known by many names:
 
David HorodokYiddish
David GorodokRussian
DawìdgròdekPolish
Davyd Haradokin some atlases

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Extensive information on this shtetl can be found on JewishGen's Locality Page

The Jews of the Shtetl

There was a thriving Jewish community in this Shtetl of about 5000 people when the Germans entered it in 1941. On 17 April that year all grown-up Jewish males were gunned down to a mass grave some 4 kms east of the Shtetl. A few months later the women and children had the same awful fate at the same place.

In the 30s of the 20th century many of the local Jews left the Shtetl because of economic reasons. Some went to the USA and settled in Michigan others immigrated to Israel - then Palestine. Them and their descendants established, each one in their country, an organization to regroup, and mostly to help the newcomers.

For more details see the "Links" section below.

Links

  1. The Community of David-Horodok This is a large, searchable website, sponsored by the David-Horodoker Organization in the United States and, in Israel, by the Organization of the Descendants of David-Horodok and the Surrounding Areas. It includes:
  2. The Descendants of David-Horodok Facebook Page Connect with landsman and friends of David-Horodok, Belarus and vicinity and learn about the Holocaust and eastern-European shtetl. life.

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