Lunna, Belarus

Lunna or Lunno[1] is a town in the Grodno Region of Belarus.

History

Before 1938, 60% of the 2 522 inhabitants were Jewish, around 300 families.[2] In June 1941, the German army occupied the village.[3] From October 1941 to November 1942, Jews were kept imprisoned in a ghetto. Many died in the ghetto and in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.[4]

  • Synagogue of Lunna, 1930.
  • Interior of the synagogue.
  • Side view of the synagogue.

See also
  • List of cities in Belarus#Hrodna Province

References
  1. Shtetls of Belarus - Lunna, Grodno uyezd, Grodno gubernia Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/lunna/memorials.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2016-05-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.mishpoha.org/n21/21a10.php

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