Event · Aktion Or Raid
German attack on Jewish children at Druskeniki
German aircraft bombed a camp holding Jewish children on June 22, 1941.
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... On June 22, 1941, some Jewish children from Bialy-
stok were at the Druskeniki resort, a camp for young-
sters. At five o’clock in the morning, our vacation
turned into a nightmare. The skies darkened with Ger-
man attack airplanes out to destroy us. We were
besieged by bombs — powerless, isolated, and panic-
stricken. Our screams resonated throughout the camp,
joining the cries of three hundred children between the
ages of eight and thirteen. ...Connected nodes