The Holocaust Ternopil

tarnopol synagogue prior destruction during world war ii

in 1941, after german attack on soviet positions in eastern poland, 2,000 jews killed in pogrom.

in september 1941, germans announced creation of tarnopol ghetto jews still remaining in city. in winter of 1941–42, mortality in ghetto escalated such degree judenrat forced bury dead in common grave. between august 1942 june 1943 there 5 selections depleted jewish population of ghetto sending jews belzec extermination camp. few hundred jews tarnopol , vicinity attempted survive hiding within town limits. many denounced germans, including 200 people shortly before soviets liberated area. number of jews survived hiding poles. monument in memory of holocaust victims built @ petrikovsky yar in 1996. on september 19, 2012 monument desecrated, in seems anti-semitic act.