{"product_id":"memorial-book-of-the-community-of-siedlcesiedlce-poland-hardcover","title":"Memorial Book of the Community of Siedlce((Siedlce, Poland) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. Wolf Yassni (Jasny)\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRachel Kolokoff Hopper\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Wind\u003c\/b\u003e (Index by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Yizkor Book translation is the third of three books about Siedlce. This book is also the most important one because it includes four centuries of the history of the Jewish Community of Siedlce. Yitzchak Kaspi, a Jewish historian who survived the war, wrote the 300 page chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the second world war Siedlce had a significant Jewish population, at times being the majority I town. Jews started settling in Siedlce from the mid-16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. They were inn keepers, merchants and artisans. In the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century a Jewish hospital, a Beit Midrash and a Jewish cemetery were established. Siedlce came under Austrian rule after the third partition of Poland until 1809 when it was passed to Russian rule in 1815.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and early 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e centuries, secular political and cultural activity was evident among the Jews in Siedlce. Various political movements and parties such as Zionists, the Bund, and others existed. Between 1911 and 1939, two Yiddish weeklies were published in town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1939, Jews were 37% of the town's population. Germans deported over a thousand Jews from elsewhere in Poland to Siedlce in 1940. In March 1941 a three days pogrom in Siedlce orchestrated by the Germans, killed many of its Jewish inhabitants. In August of the same year the Jews were forced into a Ghetto. In August 1942 some 10,000 Siedlce Jews were deported to Treblinka and murdered there. The town's remaining Jews were sent to extermination on November 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Siedlce Jewish community was not restored after the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay this book serve as a memorial to the vibrant community of Siedlce that no longer exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 486\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783208370464,"sku":"9781954176331","price":77.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6ca9b142c2fc4b8a877bd5827ed479ba.webp?v=1780582701","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/memorial-book-of-the-community-of-siedlcesiedlce-poland-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}