The earliest mentions of Jews residing in Wysokie Mazowieckie date back to 1719.

In 1765, the community in Wysokie Mazowieckie was described as an independent kehilla with its own rabbi and gabbai.

Jews made a living as store keepers and artisans.

In the 1920s and the 1930s, there were many active Jewish organizations in the town, including Poalei Zion, Tseirei Zion, Mizrachi, Tarbut, HaShomer HaLeumi, HaNoar HaTsioni, Betar, “Maccabi” Sports Society and others. Wysokie also boasted various charitable institutions: Hachnasat Kala, Hachnasat Orchim, Bikur Cholim. A small hospital was established in the 1930s.

Before World War II, 2,500 Jews lived in Wysokie Mazowieckie, constituting 50% of the total population.

The town was first occupied by the Germans on September 10, 1939. Following the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the town was taken over by the Red Army on September 27, 1939.

Breaking the pact, the town was occupied again by the Germans on June 24, 1941. A ghetto was established shortly after and local Jews as well as Jews from the neighboring villages were forced to move there.

The process of liquidating the ghetto started on November 2, 1942 and residents were transported to Treblinka and Auschwitz-Birkenau. The last group of Jews was deported in mid-November to the temporary camp in Zambrów, from where they were taken to Auschwitz in January 1943.

May this Yizkor Book serve as a memorial to all the victims of the Shoah from Wysokie-Mazowieckie and the neighboring communities.