Cities of Zaglambia

Bandin (Benjin in the mouth of the townspeople)

A city in Poland in the Upper Silesia region of southwestern Poland. is among the oldest cities in Poland. A Jewish settlement developed there starting in the late Middle Ages. The first Jews came to the area as early as the 13th century and most of them engaged in agriculture and small trade.
The Jewish community arose in Bandin in the 14th century thanks to King Kazimierz the Great who granted special rights to the Jews and allowed them to settle in the city.

Sosnovich (Sosnovich) by the townspeople)

A city in southwestern Poland. From the end of the 19th century – grew from a small settlement to a city. (Sosnowiec). Its rapid development as a result of the increasing exploitation of the coal and iron ore deposits in the area and its location at the intersection of international railways (Zaglebie Dabrowskie, (Zaglebie Dombrowskie).
On the eve of the outbreak of World War II, about 130,000 people lived there, of which about 31,000 were Jews, who were about 30% of all residents.

Dąbrowa Górnicza (in Polish)

Dombrova (Yiddish: Dambrava) is a city in Silesia (Zaglembia) in southern Poland and in 2009, 128,040 residents lived there. Dombrova had a large number of Jews before the Holocaust. With the beginning of World War II, a large ghetto was established there with more than 20,000 Jews. Most of the ghetto’s Jews were murdered in the Holocaust.

Zawiercie

is a city in Zwierczy County, Kielce County, Poland. It began as a small village in the 12th century. The settlement developed in the middle of the 19th century following the laying of the Warsaw-Vienna railway that passed through the place. The iron and coal mines in the area also contributed to its development, the industrial plants grew up in the area. In 1921, the population of Zveirche was 29,507, including 6,095 Jews. In 1926 Zveirce received the status of a city.

Czeladź (Polish: Czeladź)

Chaldez is a city in Zeglambia (Silesia) in southern Poland near the border with Slovakia. During World War II, the city was located on the German border. In 2008, 34,072 residents lived in the town. The city was founded in the 13th century and received city status in 1262. In the 14th century, the importance of the city was in the mines around it. Chaldej is a large and scattered border town. In the east it borders on Bandin (about 3 km) with the joint cemetery of Chaldez and Bandin Jews serving as the border of the jurisdiction between them

Sławków (Polish: Sławków)

Slavkov, a small and expensive Jewish community that was and is no more.
By: Tsila Kathriel
Only the monument near the Przemsza river bridge in Slavków reminds of the beginning of the extermination of the Jews, with the entry of the Germans in September 1939.
I arrived with my parents two weeks before the outbreak of war from my hometown of Katowice to Slavkov, a small and lively town of Jews.

Wolbrom (Wolbrom)

Wolbrom is a town in Olkosz County in Poland and has about 9,500 inhabitants.
On one bright day – the story of the Jews of Wolbrom courtesy of Yad Vashem:
Like thousands of Jewish communities throughout Europe, the town of Wolbrom was full of life, flourishing in its creativity and culture, its religion and belief, and its social and political life. In a span of 24 hours, in September 1942, this small but thriving community was destroyed.

Chrzanów

Kanow is a town in southern Poland. In 2002, 40,880 residents lived there. As of 1999, it belongs to the Lesser Poland District (Polish: Małopolska).
During World War II, Kašanov belonged to Galicia. Between June 1940 and March 1941, some of the Jews of Auschwitz were transferred to Lakhanov, to make room for the establishment of the Auschwitz camp.
Between the world wars, approximately 6,300 Jews lived in Hashnov – more than half of its population.

Olkusz

Olkus or Olkoch (Yiddish: Elkish) is a town in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Province.
About 37,500 residents live in Olkosh (2004). The city is on the main junction
of the roads from Upper Silesia and Zaglambia to Kielce.
Between the world wars, about 2,500 Jews lived in Olkosh – about a quarter of its population. The Jews engaged in industry, crafts and trade and maintained extensive enterprises of mutual aid.

Modrzejów

At the beginning of the 20th century, about 500 Jews lived in Modziov. Between the two world wars, most of the local residents made a living from industry and coal mining. The Jews of the place were engaged in small trade, shops and crafts of all kinds. Over time, Modziow became a suburb of the city of Sosnowiec.

Trzebinia

Between the two world wars, about 1,300 Jews lived in Tshevinia – about 70 percent of its population. They made a living from petty trading and crafts and also worked in electrical and oil refining plants, coal mines, foundries and cement factories. The joint and Tshevinia expatriates in the United States assisted in the renovation of the bath house and the clinic and contributed to the local GMC fund. להמשך קריאה לחצו כאן

Eastern Upper Silesia (Ostoberschlesien)

A regional administrative unit that included the territories annexed to the ‘Reich’ to the east of the Polish Silesian Province (Slask). In the center of the area is Zaglembie, the eastern part of the mining and industrial basin in southwestern Poland, a densely populated urban area.