Vidershtand un Umkum in Czenstochower Ghetto
Original Yizkor Book Editor: Liber Brener 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.
About This Book
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.
Place Details
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:
Olsztyn 7 miles ESE
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