the small ghetto included the area of ​​the molotov radio plant, and the zonder ghetto was located inof ​​obuvnaya and sukhoi streets. more than 20 thousand jews were held here, deported from seven countries in western, central and eastern europe. it was allowed to leave the jewish area only along two streets: opansky and ostrovsky. it protected. around the clock by ss forces, policemen from among lithuanian and belarusian nationalist formations. executions of civilians and prisoners of war in minsk began literally from the first days of the occupation. the arsenal includes demonstrative executions of the jews of the minsk ghetto. in the early morning of november 7, 1941, residents of vitebskaya street in minsk were awakened by shots, after which the screams and crying of children began to be heard. wolf reisman ran out into the street, but everyone was already there. he rushed to the house to warn his household, there were seven souls left there, but it was too late, from the back of the house the police were pushing his wife, aunt, her husband, and sons among them out into the stree