STUDIES: The Jews of Chmielnik under the German Occupation (1939–1943) Cover Image

STUDIA: Żydzi z Chmielnika w czasie okupacji niemieckiej (1939–1943)
STUDIES: The Jews of Chmielnik under the German Occupation (1939–1943)

Author(s): Sara Bender
Subject(s): History
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Centrum Badań nad Zagładą Żydów & IFiS PAN
Keywords: Chmielnik; Judenrat; everyday life of Jews under the German occupation

Summary/Abstract: The author discusses the history of the Jews of Chmielnik, a town situated 30 kilometres away from Kielce: from a short introduction covering the inter-war period, through the German invasion, ghetto formation, everyday life n the ghetto, deportations and the fate of the survivors. The author extensively describes social organisations and their activity in Chmielnik (Judenrat, Ha Szomer ha-Cair), as well as the contacts between the Jews and the Poles.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 42-63
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish