For certain. There was. No need but does that mean he was not. A success is beyond. Tragedy. Hello and a warm welcome to focus on europe thanks for joining us traces of the holocaust horrors are still being on earth nearly eighty years later well this is especially true in Eastern Europe where hitlers troops murdered millions of jews soldiers and
breasts have recently exuma the remains of jewish people murdered by the nazis more than one thousand Men Women And Children are believed to have been executed here in one Nine Hundred Forty Two well its a history that haunts the city as its residents struggle to reconcile with the past today jewish life in bellerose has been largely forgotten its only synagogue was turned into a Movie Theater by the soviets over decades historian irina skya has been fighting to keep the victims legacy alive she believes that the only way to heal the wounds is through commemorating documenting the atrocities but in the post soviet country its proving to be a l
murdered by the nazis nearly eighty years ago the find has shaken historian irina lover of sky she grew up in this area herself and wants to see the mass grave with her own eyes an acquaintance of hers has a direct view of the site from her window. stick two sisters you re going to get from the people who are lying here were killed because they were of a certain ethnicity that was. this that the secret was segregation it was the people were waited out and divided into categories. and jews were more than just a category in brest before world war two they made up more than half the population here but in one nine hundred forty one the nazis drove them into a ghetto in the city center now their remains are likely hidden beneath the surface everywhere this isn t the first time that construction here has exposed such horrors an estimated thirty four thousand jews were killed in and around breast
breasts have recently exuma the remains of jewish people murdered by the nazis more than one thousand men women and children are believed to have been executed here in one nine hundred forty two well it s a history that haunts the city as its residents struggle to reconcile with the past today jewish life in bellerose has been largely forgotten its only synagogue was turned into a movie theater by the soviets over decades historian irina skya has been fighting to keep the victims legacy alive she believes that the only way to heal the wounds is through commemorating documenting the atrocities but in the post soviet country it s proving to be a lonely pursuit. the scars of the past have reopened here. at a construction site right in the center of town the belorussian army has dug up human bones jewelry and shoes these are the remains of people who lived here
areas of the city that no longer exist the debate about the remains has deeply affected her yet visual club of sight see all these historical layers the different areas as a whole but it s just like with a person is that the if you don t heal a disease completely the symptoms will come back into shape it s the same thing in a society that a cock. but irina s petition doesn t seem to have had much of an effect. her acquaintance alina says that building work has continued here consistently despite the find. it s almost as if the decision to build luxury apartments instead of healing old wounds was made long ago. well the excavations have been officially completed and construction is now underway officials say the site will remain accessible to the public. these women are celebrating and that s
executed here in one nine hundred forty two well it s a history that haunts the city as its residents struggle to reconcile with the past today jewish life and bella bruce has been largely forgotten its only synagogue was turned into a movie theater by the soviets well for decades historian irina skya has been fighting to keep the victims legacy alive she believes that the only way to heal the wounds is through commemorating and documenting the atrocities but in the post soviet country it s proving to be a lonely pursuit. the scars of the past have reopened here. at a construction site right in the center of town the belorussian army has dug up human bones jewelry and shoes these are the remains of people who lived here murdered by the nazis nearly eighty years ago the find has shaken historian irina