Volchin
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Barn on Main Street (1997)
A barn on the east side of the main street of Volchin, at the site of the former Jewish community, was said to have been built of headstones taken from the Jewish Cemetery of the town, not far to the west.

Barn said to built of shattered Jewish Headstones
Barn said to be built of shattered Jewish Headstones (1).
Photo: Courtesy of Dov Bar

Barn said to built of shattered Jewish Headstones
Barn said to be built of shattered Jewish Headstones (2).
Photo: Courtesy of Dov Bar
Editor's Notes: There is information that this structure was built before World War II and so could not be constructed from Jewish headstones. All available information describes the Volchin Jewish graveyard as intact until World War II.

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Page Last Updated: 10-Aug-2011