My fathers onkel Jozef - Jossif Wasserman lived in the ghetto on 52 Schewtschenko Street (Шевченко, Szewczenko). He worked in the Jewish bakary (his profession) in the Pinsk ghetto. My fathers family, a.o. Rywa, Nisia, Isak and Dasha Wa(j)sserman lived in the ghetto on 42 Puschkin street (Пу́шкин, Puszkin). Rywa worked as typist at Judenrat office.
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The Pinsk ghetto had three gates, all from South. The area devoted to the ghetto was too small to encompass all of the newcomers. The Jews were allowed to bring only kitchen utensils, bedding and a small amount of clothing, but no furniture. At the gates stood German gendarmes and police who checked the baggage. They confiscated forbidden goods and beat the owners. In the ghetto the Judenrat allotted 1.20 square meters per person, and apportioned the living quarters for each family. In each room there were three-four families (at least ten persons). One oven served many families, and they took turns cooking.
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