JewishGen Press - Przedecz, Poland

Memorial Book to the Holocaust Victims
of the City of Pshaytsh
(Przedecz, Poland)

Translation of
Sefer yizkor le-kedoshei ir Pshaytsh korbanot ha-shoa

Published by the JewishGen Press
part of Yizkor Books Project of JewishGen, Inc.

Editors of Original Yizkor Book: Moshe Bilavsky, Reuven Yamnik, and Moshe Mokotov
Project Coordinator: Roberta Paula Books
Cover Design: Nina Schwartz, Impulse Graphics
Layout and Name Indexing: Jonathan Wind
8.5” x 11” hard cover 320 pages with original photographs

Available from JewishGen for $35.00

Details:
Przedecz, located in central Poland, had a vibrant Jewish community for some 600 years, starting at the end of the 14th century. In Yiddish, the city was known as Pshaytsh; in Hebrew, Pshedetz.
Most Jews worked as tradesmen, artisans, merchants and small traders. The community supported a synagogue, a bet midrash, a mikva, Jewish schools, a Yeshiva, a bikkur cholim society caring for the sick, and a benevolent fund which granted interest-free loans. The town had a Jewish library where people could meet to read books, attend dances, hear lectures, and see theatrical performances.
Nazis occupied the town in October 1939. Changing the town's name to Moosburg, they burned the Synagogue and began the persecution and killing of Jews. Nearly half were sent to forced labor camps, where most of them died of hunger and disease. In Przedecz, Jews were forced to live in a ghetto under horrific conditions.
In early 1942, they were packed into the local church and left for three days without food or water. On April 24, 1942, the remaining Jews were sent to the Chełmno death camp.
As the Editors wrote: This book is meant as a memorial and yahrzeit candle... revealing events and deeds in the lives of our dear ones, up to the years of the Holocaust.

Alternate names: Przedecz [Pol], Pshaytsh [Yid], Pshedech [Rus], Presheysh, Pshaych, Pshayts, Pshech, Pshedesh, Pshedetz, Pshedets [Heb]
Przedecz, Poland is located at 52°20' N 18°54' E and 89 miles W of Warsaw

Nearby Jewish Communities:

Kłodawa 6 miles S Kutno 21 miles ESE

Chodecz 7 miles NE Osięciny 22 miles NNW

Izbica Kujawska 8 miles NW Włocławek 23 miles NNE

Dąbrowice 9 miles E Łęczyca 23 miles SE

Babiak 10 miles W Piotrków Kujawski 23 miles NW

Lubień Kujawski 13 miles ENE Russocice 24 miles SW

Krośniewice 13 miles ESE Ślesin 25 miles W

Grabów 15 miles SSE Radziejów 25 miles NW

Lubraniec 15 miles N Gostynin 26 miles ENE

Koło 16 miles SW Uniejów 26 miles S

Sompolno 17 miles WNW Skulsk 26 miles WNW

Dąbie 18 miles S Turek 27 miles SW

Kowal 18 miles NE Konin 28 miles WSW

Brześć Kujawski 18 miles N Dobrzyń nad Wisłą 28 miles NE

Parzęczew 30 miles SSE

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