Holocaust in Ukraine: Nazis Deport Pidhaitsi Jews to Bełżec, September 21, 1942
The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp.
Date: September 21, 1942
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