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       Date Last Updated: 18-May-2012

Vitebsk District and Towns

 
  VITEBSK DISTRICTS AND TOWNS  
 


Kreitsburg

The Jews settled here in about 1765. Most worked in commerce or crafts. The “Old Synagogue” was known for its mural decoration. In the summer of 1941, the Jews were forced to dig their own graves. A memorial monument was erected in1966. (EJ).