- Summary
- "Zgierz is one of the oldest cities in central Poland, with the earliest known mention dating back to 1231. Jews first settled there in the mid-18th century. The town is about 73 miles from Warsaw and nine miles from Lodz. In the years prior to the Second World War, Zgierz was a city of about 40,000 people, of which 5,000 were Jews. About 80% of the Jewish population were employed in the textile industry. The others were involved with trade and business. The pages of this book, Volume II, are a supplement to the first Yizkor book of Zgierz that was published eleven years earlier in 1975. The editors of the first book announced their intention at the time to find a home for the large amount of material that remained unused in their hands."--Amazon.com.
- Uniform Title
- Sefer Zgyerz'. English.
- Variant Title
- Sefer Zgierz, mazkeret netsach le-kehila yehudit be-Polin
- Format
- Book
- Published
- New York, NY : JewishGen, Inc., [2023]
©2023
- Locale
- Poland
Zgierz
Zgierz (Poland)
- Contents
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Chapters of history
Orthodox Zgierz
Personalities and characters
Events and folklore
Holocaust and destruction
The book of Zgierz through the eyes of personalities and the press
In memory of the departed
Eternal light.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Sztokfisz, David, editor.
Kanc, Shimon, editor.
Fisher, Zeʼev, editor.
Landau, Jerrold, translator.
JewishGen, Inc.
Museum of Jewish Heritage (New York, N. Y.)
- Notes
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"Translation of Sefer Zgierz, mazkeret netsach le-kehila yehudit be-Polin."
"Originally published in Tel Aviv 1986."
"JewishGen, Inc., an affiliate of New York's Museum of Jewish heritage - a living memorial to the Holocaust."
Includes index.
Chapters of history -- Orthodox Zgierz -- Personalities and characters -- Events and folklore -- Holocaust and destruction -- The book of Zgierz through the eyes of personalities and the press -- In memory of the departed -- Eternal light.
Text in English; translated from Hebrew and Yiddish.
