Editing Lubavitch (section)

== The Nazi Period and [[World War II]] ==
In 1942, Jewish residents from Krasnaya were brought to Lubavitch and murdered by the Nazis. On 7 Adar 1942 (February 24, 1942), Jews from Lubavitch, Liozna, and other towns were brought to Rudnia and eliminated there. In total, approximately 700 people (Jews and non-Jews) were murdered in Lubavitch.

When the Russians began pushing back the Nazis, fierce battles took place within the town, and most of it was destroyed. The monuments of the Tzemach Tzedek and the Maharash were damaged and fell. Due to Communist oppression, it was not possible to renovate the site. Only on Erev Rosh Hashanah 1944 (September 29, 1943), was the town liberated, following a series of Soviet victories across the USSR. Lubavitch was destroyed, with only ten houses remaining at the edge of the town.