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Remains of Hundreds of Bodies Discovered at Former Jewish Ghetto of Brest, Belarus
(JTA) Cnaan Liphshiz - Human remains belonging to men, women and children as well as clothes, shoes and other personal items were uncovered last month during construction atop what used to be the ghetto of Brest, in present-day Belarus, it was reported Wednesday. Since then, the remains of dozens of additional bodies have been discovered every day. Mayor Alexander Rogachuk said the bones belonged to "victims of ghettos," meaning Jews imprisoned there by the Nazis during the Holocaust. The Nazis killed three million civilians in Belarus, of whom 800,000 were Jewish.