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Lunna, Belarus

Coordinates: 53°26′59″N 24°16′42″E / 53.44972°N 24.27833°E / 53.44972; 24.27833
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Lunna or Lunno[1] is a town in the Grodno Region of Belarus.

History

Before 1938, 60% of the 2 522 inhabitants were Jewish, around 300 families.[2] In June 1941, the German army occupied the village.[3] From October 1941 to November 1942, Jews were kept imprisoned in a ghetto. Many died in the ghetto and in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.[4]

  • Synagogue of Lunna, 1930.
    Synagogue of Lunna, 1930.
  • Interior of the synagogue.
    Interior of the synagogue.
  • Side view of the synagogue.
    Side view of the synagogue.

See also

References

  1. ^ Shtetls of Belarus - Lunna, Grodno uyezd, Grodno gubernia Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/lunna/memorials.html
  3. ^ http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/lunna/German.html
  4. ^ http://www.mishpoha.org/n21/21a10.php

53°26′59″N 24°16′42″E / 53.44972°N 24.27833°E / 53.44972; 24.27833

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