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Nazi entry and burning of the Beth Midrash

After the Nazis entered, they burned the Beth Midrash and gathered about 100 Jews with the rabbi.

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... װען די נאצים זענען ארײן 15.9.1939 האבן זײ פארברענט דאס בית־המדרש, צוזאמעננעמענדיק 100 ײדן מיטן רב בראש. האבן זײ א טײל פון זײ דערשאסן. א טײל האט באװיזן צו אנטלויפן, צװישן די לעצטע איז געװען דער רב• ...
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