Details: In 1815, the town of Czyzewo belonged to the Kingdom of Poland, then subservient to Russia. From the mid-19th century on, its economy grew, helped by construction of the Warsaw-St. Petersburg rail line. By 1899 the town had 2,300 inhabitants, 94 percent of them were Jewish. The vibrant Jewish community supported a synagogue, three study houses, a modern cheder, a public school, a girls school, a cultural center, and a volunteer fire brigade. Jews worked mainly as artisans and tradesmen. In addition to the mills, brickyards and lumberyards, there were shoemakers, bakeries, butcher shops, a salt wholesaler, a tobacco wholesaler, a gas station, and a slaughterhouse. One renowned factory made high-quality tsitsit. A Jewish-owned power plant brought electricity to the town in 1929. In June 1941 the Nazis occupied the town and began a reign of murders and atrocities that lasted until January 1943, when the last Chizever Jews were sent to Auschwitz. Although Jewish Czyzewo was destroyed, it is remembered here in vivid detail.   Alternate names: Czyzew-Osada [Pol], Czyzewo [Pol], Chizeva [Yid], Chizhev-Osada [Rus], Czyzew, Chizheva, Chizhevo, Tshizsheve, Tshizheva, Tzizhav Czyzew-Osada, Poland – The town is located at 52°48' N 22°19' E and 67 miles NE of Warsaw   Nearby Jewish Communities: Andrzejewo 7 miles WNW Zareby Koscielne 8 miles WSW Nur 9 miles S Jablonka 11 miles N Wysokie Mazowieckie 12 miles NE Ciechanowiec 12 miles SE Wyszonki Koscielne 13 miles E Zambrow 13 miles NNW Szumowo 13 miles NW Malkinia Gorna 15 miles WSW Sterdyn 15 miles S Kosow Lacki 15 miles SSW Prostyn 17 miles SW Ostrow Mazowiecka 17 miles W Kosewo 19 miles WNW Gac 20 miles N Sokoly 20 miles NE

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