Photos of Steven Gershman's Trip to Ukraine, Summer 2005 (continued)

64). The group, staff, and Jewish children standing in front of the Holocaust Museum in Rowne, Ukraine.


Shanah Tovah (Jewish New Year card) with the portrait of Rivka and Izak Bebczuk

65). The entrance to the mass gravesite in Ludwipol, where teh family of Erwin Baker is buried.


Izak Bebczuk’s Jewish invalid card66). Inscription on the monument in Ludwipol: “In this place on the 13 th -14 th day of the Hebrew month of Elul (August, 1942), the 2000 Jews of Ludwipol and surrounding area were tortured, shot, or buried alive at the hands of the German Fascist murderers and their collaborators. We honor their holy memory”.


Rivka Bebczuk’s identification papers in Italy67). There is an additional monument at the Ludwipol gravesite. Many years following the mass slaughter, a resident of the city claimed that between two houses were the bodies of 62 murdered Jews. The woman was an eye witness to the killings. After much discussion among local authorities, the area was dug up. The woman was correct. In 1997, the bones were placed in ten coffins and brought to the mass gravesite where they were interred with the other Holocaust victims. This monument commemorates this event.

68). A memorial to the murdered Jews of Hosht. This monument was funded by an American who later became ill and could not return to the area. The Ukrainian engineer did his best with the Hebrew writing to complete the project. Unfortunately, the lettering is not correct.

 


 

Erwin and Riva Baker in the late 1970s

69). A close-up of the Hosht memorial.

 


 

Riva Baker and Steve Gershman

70). The memorial to the 17, 500 slaughtered Jews from the city of Rowne in Sosinka on November 6, 1941. The inscription is written in Yiddish, Hebrew, and Ukrainian.