Holocaust in Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

July 8, 1941Romanian troops oc cu py ing Marculesti ( Soroca county), col lected the en -tire Jewish pop u la tion—men, women and chil dren—and took them tothe edge of the village. In the early hours of the oc cu pa tion, 18 Jews, in -clud ing the rabbi, were de clared hostages, and shot dead. Then, the mas sa -cre began, claim ing approx. 1,000 Jew ish lives. The corpses were buried inthe anti-tank ditches at the edge of the village.One day after the de par ture of Soviet troops, but still before the arrival ofRomanian troops, locals, sup ported by the residents of nearby villages, de -stroyed and looted the houses of Jews.Similar massacres were also committed by the Ro ma nian army in Floresti ,Gura Kamenitz and Gura Cainari .Note: Markulesti was an old Jewish ag ri cul tural settlement. Be fore thewar, it was in hab ited by 2,300 Jews and 200 Romanians, the lat ter form ingthe staff of the Parish Hall, the Revenue Office, the Gendarme Sta tion, etc./.../July 11, 1941In Lipcani-Hotin , the Military Police took 12 Jewish hostages, andsubsequently executed them.Also taken hostage and executed were 40 Jews in Lincauti-Hotin . Theywere buried outside the village of Muanet .In Ceplauti-Hotin all the Jews (approx. 160 people) were killed. .. /.../July 12, 1941In Climauti-Soroca , 300 Jewish men, women and children were killed.The corpses were buried at the edge of the village. /.../172