Otwock - Holocaust Historical Society
WebWith Otwock’s unique status as a health resort and the towns economic life resting on its medical institutions, Otwock’s mayor Jan Gademski, petitioned to postpone the establishment of a ghetto. The request was …
Otwock & the Zofiowka Sanatorium
WebOtwock & the Zofiowka Sanatorium. A Refuge from Hell. The Sanitorium in Otwock. Adam Czerniakow the Chairman of the Warsaw Judenrat wrote in his diary, about his stays in the Jewish sanatoriums in Otwock, as a …
Otwock - Wikipedia
Even though the first mention of a village called Otwosko comes from the early 15th century, Otwock did not fully develop until the second half of the 19th century, when in 1877 the Vistula River Railroad was opened, which ran from Mława via Warsaw, to Lublin and Chełm. Otwock, which is located along the line, became a popular suburb, with numerous spas and several notable guests, in…
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseOtwock - Jewish Virtual Library
WebOTWOCK, town and health resort near Warsaw, Poland. It became popular among middle-class Jews from central Poland as a fashionable resort. A ḥasidic dynasty derives its …
The Map of Otwock Ghetto | Artefact | Montreal …
WebThis is a map of the Otwock city ghetto located 20 kilometers south of Warsaw, Poland. A map of the nearby Karczew forced labour camp is …
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History | Virtual Shtetl
WebOn 4th November 1940 the Germans established the Otwock ghetto, to which they confined nearly 12 thousand Jews. It comprised three districts: "town", "middle" and …
Diary of a Jewish Policeman in the Ghetto : a Yad …
WebDiary of a Jewish Policeman in the Ghetto : a Yad Vashem Podcast. Calel (Calek) Perechodnik was a Jewish policeman in the Otwock ghetto. Within his role, he took part in an Aktion (forced deportation) in which 8,000 of …
Memoir of Calel Perechodnik | Experiencing History: Holocaust …
WebOne of the most remarkable Jewish wartime accounts is the memoir 1 of Calel (Calek) Perechodnik—a young Jewish policeman 2 in the Otwock ghetto. Hiding on the so …
The Attitudes of the Poles Toward the Jews - Jewish Virtual Library
WebCalel Perechodnik was a young Polish Jew from Otwock – a small town near Warsaw. In the vain hope of protecting himself and his family, Calel Perechodnik decided to become …
Franciszka Oliwa | The Post-Holocaust Children's Home in Otwock
WebFranciszka Oliwa survived the liquidation of the Otwock ghetto in 1943, after which she traveled to Warsaw under the protection of Aryan papers. She later hid in Kielce, in the …
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