Event · Fire
Burning of the Great Synagogue
More than 1,500 Jewish people were burned inside the Great Synagogue.
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... Cramming more than 1,500 Jewish men, women
and children into the Great Synagogue in Bialystok,
setting them afire while they were still alive, was the
tragic beginning of a period of constant, escalating suf-
fering. Nevertheless, in spite of these inhuman circum-
stances, the Jews once again proved their uncanny
ability to continue living — even in the ghetto. They
went about their business, published newspapers, got
married, bore children and even staged theatrical per-
formances. They never lost hope. ...Connected nodes