Szczekociny
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | Zawiercie | ||
| Gmina | Szczekociny | ||
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| - Total | 17.98 km² (6.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 3,912 | ||
| - Density | 217.6/km² (563.5/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 42-445 | ||
| Website: http://www.szczekociny.pl/ | |||
Szczekociny [ʂt͡ʂɛkɔˈt͡ɕinɨ] (German: Schtschekotzin) is a town in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,115 inhabitants (2004). The Battle of Szczekociny was fought near the town on June 6, 1794 during the Kościuszko Uprising.
[edit] Jewish population of Szczekociny
According to Yossi Bornstein's Szczekociny.com [1] (Hebrew language) 2532 persons out of 5600 citizens were Jewish before the German invasion of 1939. Pictures of the remains of the Jewish part can be viewed here [2] In 1942 according to German Nazi Wehrmacht Plans, 1500 persons all Jewish residents of Szczkociny were deported to the German concentration and death camp Treblinka (see list deportations to Treblinka [[3]]. Some 10 percent of the Jewish residents survived the genocide, such as Isik Mendel Bornstein.[4] Bornstein's son Yossi has been at the forefront of renegotiating the relationship with a renovation of the current cemetery and synagogue, under the now full support of the local mayor. See also Wolf Zylbersztajn, another still living witness and survivor [5]. See [6] and also Jerusalem Post 27/07/05 "Memorial to replace toilets at Jewish Cemetery in Poland." Another Jewish survivor story has been listed here [7].
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