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Lomazy Extermination Pits 18 August 1942. 1,800 inhabitants of the Jewish open Ghetto (1,200 Residents+600 refugees) were exterminated in Lomazy Kolonia Extermination Pits, 2.5 KM North East of the Shtetl. By Attorney Meir Garbarz Gover, November 2005.
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Lomazy Extermination Pits 18 August 1942 1,800 inhabitants of the Jewish open Ghetto (1,200 Residents+600 refugees) were exterminated in Lomazy Kolonia Extermination Pits, 2.5 KM North East of the Shtetl. By Attorney Meir Garbarz Gover, November 2005
Among the victims were my great uncle Gerszon Hejnoch Garbarz, age 48 his wife Leja Garbarz nee Zymelman, age 48 proprietors of the Lomazy Oil Press and their son Menachem Mendel Garbarz, age 6 All exterminated at the Lomazy Pits Gerszon Hejnoch Garbarz was named by his parents after the late 3rd Radziner Rabbi Gerszon Hejnoch Lajner
Photos from 'Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust' 1996 by Prof. Daniel Goldhagen, P223-225.
March to Extermination Pits. It was a hot summer day the thirst was unbarrable
Digging their own extermination pits. Photos taken by German soldier
About 2 KM North of Lomazy. on route 812, at the cross turn East onto the dirt road leading to the Extermination forest. April 2005
April 2005 Sign of 'Lomazy Brick Factory' on dirt road to the Pits. in background: Route 812.
Single farm house near the Pits. Kids in farm know exact location of Pits. April 2005
Two kids on bikes leading me to the Pits. April 2005
Sign at Lomazy Jewish cemetery 2.6 KM to Pits Photo by Hadas Achituv
Death dirt road from Lomazy to Extermination Pits. The thirsty Jews were herded inside a long rope circulating them. The ones who fell out of the rope, were shot on spot.
Enterance to forest 150 Meters to the Pits. Here stood the German and Ukranian guards. April 2005
Dirt road leading to pits April 2005
Polish kids leading me to the Pits. April 2005
Extermination Pit #1 April 2005 It became clear to me that I'm the first Jew on the pits in the last 60 years
Extermination Pit #2 April 2005. No candle, no sign. Nothing
Extermination Pit #3, April 2005. Pits #3 and #4 were not utilized. Pits #1+#2 sufficed for all 1,800 victims. Only one man escaped the slaughter: Boruch Golcher (US)
Extermination Pit #4 April 2005 Was not utilized.
Extermination Pit #4. was not utilized.
Lomazy school students marching in death march path. 15 September 2005 63 years after the massacre
marching the last steps on the death march path. 15 September 2005
Extermination Pit #1 18 September 2005
18 September 2005 Pit #1
18 September 2005 Israeli embassy bouquets
18 September 2005 Wooden statue by Mieczyslaw Trochimiuk
18 September 2005 Lomazy Priest speaks, wearing a Jewish Yarmulka
Writing on the monument at Pit #1
Lomazy Extermination Pits a presentation by: Attorney Meir Garbarz Gover (C) Savyon, Israel November 2005 mggover@bezeqint.net Never Again. Remember and teach your children