The Extermination of the Jews of Sosnowiec, Bendzin and Vicinity
The Jewish populations of the small towns surrounding Oswiecim (Auschwitz) were moved into ghettos, forced into labor, and used to test the new crematoria at Auschwitz.
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The Liquidation of the Sosnowiec Ghetto
Read a detailed account from survivor Lea Gleitman, provided through the Swedish Committee Against Antisemitism.
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Sosnowiec Visited
A poem by Menachem Rosensaft, whose mother was from Sosnowiec and whose parents were survivors of Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. Rosensaft is now General Counsel of the World Jewish Congress and an ardent activist against genocide.
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Walk Through the Forgotten Heritage of the Jewish Town of Sosnowiec
The film presents important places and people related to the history and culture of Jews who lived in today's Sosnowiec in the years 1859-1939. The stories are told by Abraham Blumental, the first village administrator of Sosnowiec, who is of Jewish descent.
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The History of Sosnowiec
Historical documents mention that Abram Blumental moved from Modrzejów to Sosnowiec in 1859, thus becoming the town's first Jew. Learn more about the growth of Sosnowiec's Jewish community between 1859 and 1943.
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