Sefer Dembitz
Original Yizkor Book Edited by: D. Leibl Published by Association of Former Residents of Debica in Tel Aviv, 1960 (Hebrew and Yiddish, 204 pages) Translation Project Coordinators: Marc Seidenfeld and Aviva Weintraub Hard Cover, 11” by 8.5”, 400 pages with all illustrations
About This Book
Jews were living in Dębica as early as 1673. They settled in Dębica after being banished from the nearby town of Pilzno. At the beginning of the twentieth century there were about 2200 Jews or about 55% of the population. This vibrant small Jewish community was best known for two independent Jewish communities with two separate rabbinates and communal institutions (for Old Dębica and New Dębica). By the late 1930's there were approximately 3300 Jews still living in Dębica. The Jews were lawyers, doctors, teachers, bakers, butchers, and tailors.
When the Nazi forces occupied Dębica in 1939 through 1944, the Jews were imprisoned in the local ghetto to perform forced labor in Pustków and were finally sent to the Bełżec death camp. Approximately 13,000 Jews from the Dębica county were murdered in the Holocaust, including about 3000 Jews from the city of Dębica. A few survivors escaped, survived the camps and were hidden by Poles. About 50-100 people survived the war. Their stories along with the rich history of Dębica when it was a living part of world Jewry prior to 1939 are described in this volume.
Read the details in the survivors’ own words as they remember and bring to life the once vibrant Jewish community of Dębica. Today there are no Jews living in Dębica, Poland.
Place Details
Dębica is located at 50°03' North Latitude and 21°25' East Longitude.
Alternate names for the town are: Dębica [Polish], Dembitz [Yiddish, German], Debitsa, Dembica, Dembits, Dembitsa, Dembiza
Nearby Jewish Communities:
Pilzno 8 miles SW
Ropczyce 9 miles E
Przecław 11 miles NNE
Wielopole Skrzyńskie 11 miles SE
Brzostek 12 miles S
Radomyśl Wielki 12 miles NNW
Sędziszów Małopolski 13 miles E
Jodłowa 14 miles SSW
Rzochów 14 miles NNE
Mielec 16 miles N
Kołaczyce 16 miles S
Radgoszcz 17 miles NW
Ryglice 17 miles SW
Frysztak 17 miles SSE
Wampierzów 18 miles NNW
Tuchów 19 miles WSW
Tarnów 19 miles W
Zgłobień 19 miles E
Czudec 20 miles ESE
Kolbuszowa 21 miles NE
Dąbrowa Tarnowska 21 miles WNW
Jasło 21 miles S
Strzyżów 21 miles SE
Biecz 23 miles SSW
Widełka 23 miles ENE
Borowa 23 miles N
Szczucin 23 miles NW
Sadkowa-Góra 23 miles N
Żabno 24 miles WNW
Rzepiennik Strzyżewski 24 miles SW
Gromnik 24 miles SW
Niebylec 25 miles ESE
Radłów 25 miles W
Jedlicze 25 miles SSE
Głogów Małopolski 25 miles ENE
Rzeszów 26 miles E
Wojnicz 27 miles WSW
Połaniec 27 miles NNW
Ciężkowice 27 miles SW
Majdan Królewski 27 miles NNE
Tyczyn 28 miles ESE
Gorlice 29 miles SSW
Osiek Jasielski 29 miles S
Pacanów 29 miles NNW
Korczyna 29 miles SE
Raniżów 29 miles ENE
Zakliczyn 30 miles WSW