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The first
spate of murders in Pinsk began on August 5, 1941. The Germans
occupied Pinsk on July 4; 16 Jews were abducted and murdered the
next day. In the second half of July, a 28-member Judenrat, headed
by David Alper, the principal of the Tarbut High School, was
established. On August 5, some 8,000 men were rounded up on the
pretext of having to repair a railroad track; among them were 20
members of the Judenrat, including the chairman. All were taken to
pits outside the city and murdered. On August 7, another 2,500-3,000
males (elderly, adults, and boys) were rounded up and subjected to
the same fate. |
