From the beginning of its occupation, Germans terrorized the Jewish population, robbing them of their possessions, kidnapping them for labor gangs, and one night in April 1940, breaking into homes, attacking men and raping women, and then forcing the Jews to burn holy books in a bonfire and to sing and dance around it.
As soon as German forces took control, they subjected the Jewish population to horrific treatment, stealing their property, forcing them into labor camps, and on one fateful night in April 1940, breaking into homes, attacking men and women, and then ordering the Jews to burn sacred texts and celebrate with music and dance.