Staryya Darohi (; ) is a town in
Minsk Region,
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
. It serves as the administrative center of
Staryya Darohi District.
It is located south-southeast of the capital
Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
. As of 2024, it has a population of 10,898.
History
In 1939, there were 1,085 Jews living there, making up 28.6% of the total population. There were two synagogues and several Jewish schools.
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, in 1941, Jews were imprisoned in a closed
ghetto
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by Germans, some Jews managed to escape before on their own or by train. There was a fenced and guarded ghetto on Kirov street where there was a Jewish school and several houses. A group of Jews was forced to swim into the river and shot by the Germans when they were in the water, but little is known about this massacre. On January 19, 1942, the Jews were murdered in a mass execution at a place known as Kacharka. They were massacred by an SS detachment, assisted by local police. Other categories of victims like prisoners of war were also shot at this location.
Immediately after World War II, a
displaced persons camp
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called the ''Red House'' was located outside the village.
Primo Levi
Primo Michele Levi (; 31 July 1919 – 11 April 1987) was a Jewish Italian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor and writer. He was the author of several books, collections of short stories, essays, poems and one novel. His best-known works i ...
describes in his book ''
The Truce
''The Truce'' (), titled ''The Reawakening'' in the US, is a book by the Italian author Primo Levi. It is the sequel to ''If This Is a Man'' and describes the author's experiences from the liberation of Auschwitz ( Monowitz), which was a concent ...
'' during a short period when around 1,400
displaced person
Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced "as a result of perse ...
s from across Europe lived there with the Red Army.
See also
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FC Starye Dorogi
FC Starye Dorogi is a Belarusian football club based in Staryya Darohi (Starye Dorogi), Minsk Oblast.
History
FC Starye Dorogi was formed in 1986 as ''Vympel Starye Dorogi'' and started playing in Belarusian SSR Top League the same year. In 198 ...
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References
Bibliography
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External links
Паспорт Стародорожского района
Populated places in Belarus
Populated places in Minsk region
Staryya Darohi district
Holocaust locations in Belarus
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