Stolin is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Stolin District,

Stolin was occupied by the Germans from July 1941 to 1944. In August 1941, many Jewish refugees – especially women and children – from the nearby town of David-Gorodok came to Stolin. A ghetto was created in May 1942, surrounded by a barbed-wire fence. About 7,000 Jews lived in this small and unhealthy area, along the Bank River. The liquidation of the ghetto was conducted on September 11, 1942, by a squadron of German cavalry, the local police and the SD. The shooting took place near the airfield, in a large ditch.

International relations

Stolin is twinned with:

  • Homberg, Germany

thumb|right|250px|The memorial in the central square commemorates the first record about Stolin dated 1555. It features the coat of arms of the town

thumb|right|250px|The war memorial of Stolin by the town's park

See also

  • Stolin (Hasidic dynasty)
  • Pale of Settlement
  • Holocaust/Shoah

Notes

References

  • Stolin at Belarus SIG
  • More info and pictures of Stolin
  • Photos on Radzima.org
  • Stolin Yizkor Book (New York Public Library) - A Memorial to the Jewish Community of Stolin, 1952 (Hebrew)
  • Views of Stolin