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מצאתי את התיאור הבא על מה שקרה שם בימים הראשונים של המלחמה, עד הפלישה הסובייטית. התיאור המובא כאן בהרחבה סותר את הסיפור כפי שהבאת אותו ע"ס הספר שהתגלגל לידך. מאידך מתוארים מעשי רצח המוניים של הגרמנים נגד האוכלוסייה היהודית (כ-600 איש): The prelude to the Shoah which was destined to befall the Jews of Przemysl began on the evening of September 8, 1939. As we know, the war broke out on September 1, 1939. During the first few days, the conscription and all other preparations for the defense activities were conducted in an orderly fashion. It occurred to no one—since Przemysl was far from the border—that the enemy would arrive at the town gates so quickly. Suddenly the town was filled with rumors that the Germans were approaching, murdering all Jewish men on their way. On September 8, in the middle of the night, the escape began: all the women accompanied their husbands, and in many cases their sons too, on their way to Lvov or Chyrow. Only few men were left, mostly ill or elderly, or "just regular" Jews, who hoped to be saved "with God’s will." It was autumn – "Golden Autumn," as the Polish called it – and the escape route was as leisurely as a walk on a bright, sunny day. But everywhere they went, the runaways met Poles and Ukrainians gloating at the suffering of the Jews, always repeating the same words: "This is the end for you – soon the Germans will slaughter you all." After the Russians entered the town on September 28 8 , most of the escapees returned to Przemysl. Others went to Romania and Hungary, according to information received later. The bombing of the town caused some damage. Casualties were especially severe after the bombing of the Katz house on Targowica street, in which many of the area’s residents had found shelter. Slowly, things quieted down, but it was only the quiet before the storm. People said that the Polish army had retreated after difficult battles, and the town was left with no government. There were also rumors that the Poles would bomb the large bridge over the San river, and the nearby residents therefore attempted to escape towards the center of town. The bridge was bombed and two days later, on September 14, the Germans entered town. According to our information, the Germans were "reasonable" during the first two days. The optimists among the Jews saw them at first as cultured people, and therefore believed that they need not be feared. At the beginning of their regime, the Germans took many people to work and then returned them safely to their homes. After a few days, however, Jewish workers began to disappear, only a few at first, and then whole groups. In the next stage, the Germans took the Jews out of their homes, based on a list of names. This was supposed to be revenge for the lives of twelve Germans who were allegedly shot by Jews during the first few days. Apart from these people, any Jews found on the streets were taken away. We estimate that six-hundred Jews were killed at that time, roughly half of them were refugees from west Poland. According to the list on the communal grave stones in the Przemysl cemetery, the victims included the following 9 : כאן באה רשימת השמות של הנרצחים. According to recently discovered information, 6,000 bodies of Przemysl Jews killed in Bircza, Kunkowce, Lubaczow and Grochowce were transferred in 1957 to the Przemysl cemetery, as decreed by the government and with its financial aid. Each group was buried separately in a mass grave, and the tombstones were engraved with the location of the murder and the number of victims. [Page 374]
מצאתי את התיאור הבא על מה שקרה שם בימים הראשונים של המלחמה, עד הפלישה הסובייטית. התיאור המובא כאן בהרחבה סותר את הסיפור כפי שהבאת אותו ע"ס הספר שהתגלגל לידך. מאידך מתוארים מעשי רצח המוניים של הגרמנים נגד האוכלוסייה היהודית (כ-600 איש): The prelude to the Shoah which was destined to befall the Jews of Przemysl began on the evening of September 8, 1939. As we know, the war broke out on September 1, 1939. During the first few days, the conscription and all other preparations for the defense activities were conducted in an orderly fashion. It occurred to no one—since Przemysl was far from the border—that the enemy would arrive at the town gates so quickly. Suddenly the town was filled with rumors that the Germans were approaching, murdering all Jewish men on their way. On September 8, in the middle of the night, the escape began: all the women accompanied their husbands, and in many cases their sons too, on their way to Lvov or Chyrow. Only few men were left, mostly ill or elderly, or "just regular" Jews, who hoped to be saved "with God’s will." It was autumn – "Golden Autumn," as the Polish called it – and the escape route was as leisurely as a walk on a bright, sunny day. But everywhere they went, the runaways met Poles and Ukrainians gloating at the suffering of the Jews, always repeating the same words: "This is the end for you – soon the Germans will slaughter you all." After the Russians entered the town on September 28 8 , most of the escapees returned to Przemysl. Others went to Romania and Hungary, according to information received later. The bombing of the town caused some damage. Casualties were especially severe after the bombing of the Katz house on Targowica street, in which many of the area’s residents had found shelter. Slowly, things quieted down, but it was only the quiet before the storm. People said that the Polish army had retreated after difficult battles, and the town was left with no government. There were also rumors that the Poles would bomb the large bridge over the San river, and the nearby residents therefore attempted to escape towards the center of town. The bridge was bombed and two days later, on September 14, the Germans entered town. According to our information, the Germans were "reasonable" during the first two days. The optimists among the Jews saw them at first as cultured people, and therefore believed that they need not be feared. At the beginning of their regime, the Germans took many people to work and then returned them safely to their homes. After a few days, however, Jewish workers began to disappear, only a few at first, and then whole groups. In the next stage, the Germans took the Jews out of their homes, based on a list of names. This was supposed to be revenge for the lives of twelve Germans who were allegedly shot by Jews during the first few days. Apart from these people, any Jews found on the streets were taken away. We estimate that six-hundred Jews were killed at that time, roughly half of them were refugees from west Poland. According to the list on the communal grave stones in the Przemysl cemetery, the victims included the following 9 : כאן באה רשימת השמות של הנרצחים. According to recently discovered information, 6,000 bodies of Przemysl Jews killed in Bircza, Kunkowce, Lubaczow and Grochowce were transferred in 1957 to the Przemysl cemetery, as decreed by the government and with its financial aid. Each group was buried separately in a mass grave, and the tombstones were engraved with the location of the murder and the number of victims. [Page 374]