(Częstochowa, Poland)
Translation of
Vidershtand un Umkum in Czenstochower Ghetto
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Published in Poland in Yiddish before 1952
By The Jewish Historical Institute of Poland
Translated by Gloria Berkenstat Freund
Cover Design: Rachel Kolokoff Hopper
Hard Cover, 11 by 8.5, 248 pages, with all original illustrations.
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The Germans invaded Poland on Friday, the 1st of September 1939 and entered Czenstochow on Sunday, the 3rd. This invasion was the beginning of the end of the Jewish community, which had existed in Czenstochow for hundreds of years. The Jewish population of approximately 30,000 men, women and children enjoyed an active economic, political, cultural and religious life. All of it was erased. Resistance and Death in the Czenstochow Ghetto tells the story of the brave but mostly unsuccessful fight for life by the Czenstochower Jews and of their tragic death, of the annihilation of a vibrant community. Their story is important as a historical tale of their existence and as first-hand evidence of what happened to them and to Jewish Czenstochow. Located at: is located at 50°48' North Latitude / 19°07' East Longitude. Alternate names for the town are: Częstochowa [Pol], Chenstochov [Yid], Tschenstochau [Ger], Čenstochová [Cz], Chenstokhova [Rus], Chenstokhov, Chestokhova, Tshenstokhov Nearby Jewish Communities:
Mstów 8 miles ENE Kamyk 9 miles NNW Kłobuck 11 miles NW Aurelów 13 miles NE Truskolasy 13 miles WNW Miedzno 14 miles NNW Janów, (near Częstochowa) 15 miles ESE Żarki 16 miles SE Przyrów 17 miles E Myszków 18 miles SE Gidle 20 miles NE Nowa Brzeźnica 20 miles N Pławno 20 miles NE Krzepice 20 miles NW |
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