Tag #150470 - Interview #78242 (Ruvin Gitman)

Koryshkov was a quiet village. There were no Jewish pogroms before or after the Revolution of 1917 [1]. Koryshkov village was not beside any railroad or main roads. During the Revolution a gang was passing by the village. The gang members were about to rob the 12 Jewish families residing in the village, but the Ukrainian farmers stood against them saying: 'They are our zhyds [Jews]. We do with them what we want, but we won't allow you to take one hair from their heads'. They then chased the bandits away. This was the only time such a gang came to the village.