Lubien, Poland

“Lubien” - Encyclopedia of Jewish
Communities in Poland, Volume IV
(Lubień Kujawski, Poland)
52°24' / 19°11'

Translation of “Lubien” chapter from
Pinkas Hakehillot Polin

Published in Jerusalem, 1989

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Leon Zamosc

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This is a translation from: Pinkas Hakehillot Polin:
Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities, Poland, Volume IV, page 246,
published by Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, 1989

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Lubien

Wloclawek District, Warsaw Province, Poland

Translated by Leon Zamosc

Year	Population	Jews
1808	353	120
1827	718	251
1857	959	410
1897	1,230	661
1921	2,120	797

No details are known about the beginnings of settlement in Lubien. Before the division of Poland at the end of the 18th century, the settlement already existed and was owned by a noble family. By the beginning of the 19th century, Lubien was owned by members of the Waliszewski family. In the town there were 69 wooden houses and one house built of stone. Weekly market days and annual fairs were held in Lubien.

We do not have accurate information about the beginnings of Jewish settlement in Lubien. The sources on the history of the settlement during its existence are also very scarce. Apparently the beginning of Jewish settlement was in the second half of the 18th century. As far as is known, most of the local Jews made a living as merchants and craftsmen. In the first half of the 19th century there was a synagogue and a beit-hamidrash. Traditional Jewish societies operated in the town, such as the Chevra Kadisha and Hachnasat Orchim.

In the period between the two world wars, the Jews of Lubien continued to make a living from petty trade and handicrafts. In the 1920s, there was a Gemilot Hesed fund that gave interest-free loans to those in need. In 1931, with the help of the American Joint, a Popular Bank with a capital of more than 3,000 zlotys was established in the town. The bank gave loans to merchants and craftsmen, but it stopped operating in 1937 due to the difficult economic situation.

Between the two world wars, there branches of the General Zionists, Agudat Israel, and Agudat Israel Youth (1932) in Lubien. In the 1936 elections to the board of the Jewish community, 161 people had he right to vote and 151 voters participated in the elections. The seats in the community boards were distributed as follows: 4 to Agudat Israel, 2 to the Zionist List, and 2 to the Craftsmen's List.

The German army occupied Lubien in the early days of September 1939. On November 7 1939, many of the Jews were deported to forced labor camps in the area of Poznan. The other Jews of Lubien were transferred to towns near Warsaw. Their fate was the same as that of the Jews of those places.

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