SUMMARY OF TESTIMONY OF ISSAC EMMETT
July 13, 1941 - Ukrainian Police demand every-
1948, Step-brother of Dora Chomut/ Shooster. Issac Emment [Icek Chomut] survived with three family members, wife - Rose, daughter - Luba, son - Michael. Background: The Chomut family is from Tuchin. Tuchin changed nations between Russia, Poland, and Germany. 1939, Tuchin pop. 5K Jews 1939, nearby Rivne (25 km) pop. 25K Jews. Closest train station to Tuchin - 100 miles. Issac and the family knew that the Nazis were destroying synagogues in the West. The family had no idea the Nazis intended to kill all of the Jews. Most of the Ukrainians were aligned with the Nazis against the Jews. Aug. 23, 1939 - Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact - Nazi Germany and Russian agree to splits Poland. Sept. 01, 1939 - WW2 starts with the attack of Germany on Poland. Sept. 29, 1939 - Tuchin becomes Russian. July 4, 1941 - The Nazis bomb Tuchin with heavy artillery. Nazi soldiers marched into town and start looting Jewish homes. Large divisions of Nazi soldiers march past the town heading toward the Eastern front with Russia. Tuchin becomes part of Nazi Germany. July 7, 1941 - Ukrainian Chief of Police, Prokope Polishchuke (age 22) summons all Jews to register at the police station. July 9, 1941 - Ukrainian Police demand coats, minks, Persians, sheepskins from the Jews. July 11, 1941 - Ukrainian Police demand gold, silver, copper, nickel, including the handles from the doors and windows from the Jews.
thing from the Jews, except: One outfit of clothing; under- clothes; one pillow; one blanket; one pair of shoes; one table per house; one chair; one bucket; and one chest. Anyone found with more, the punishment would be death. July 20, 1941 - Shabbat, Ukrainian Police organize a pogrom. 25 Jews killed, includ- ing men, women, and children. Issac’s wife, Rose, and smallest child, Luba(7), are severe- ly injured.Rose had her skull kicked, left eye swollen shut, body badly bruised. Luba was barely conscious. She was paralyzed on her left side with a concussion and could not talk. Issac could not summon a doctor. The murders are still on the street. July 21, 1941 - Sunrise - Issac found a doctor. Wrapped Rose’s head with bandag- es. Luba had a blood clot in her brain need- ing complete rest. No medicine, just water. Ukrainians Police order all bodies to be buried within two hours. No one was allowed to say that there was a pogrom. Doctors helping the wounded would be killed proclaimed. July 22, 1941 Evening - Ukrainian Police started to kill remaining Jews. Issac left with his injured family before they came. July 26, 1941 - Luba said ‘Daddy.’ Her first words since her injury. Rosa was becoming blind in the left eye. July 26, 1941 - 3 PM Three Gestapo officers arrive in Tuchin. They summon 20 of the richest and most intelligent Jews from the town. Issac’s wife’s brother, Freidel Gletch- stein, married with a three-year-old daugh- ter, was one of them. All of them were killed. The Ukrainian orchestra played as they were being killed. Isaac Chomut / Emmett
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