Survivors surround a gravestone in the Chrzanow Jewish cemetery, placed in memory of the Jews of Trzebinia and Chrzanow who were murdered in September 1939.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 82541

Overview

Caption: Survivors surround a gravestone in the Chrzanow Jewish cemetery, placed in memory of the Jews of Trzebinia and Chrzanow who were murdered in September 1939.

The stone was erected December 14, 1946.

This photograph was likely taken by Benjamin "Cheshek" Rosenbaum, a survivor of Chrzanow.
Date: Circa 1947
Locale: Chrzanow, [Krakow] Poland
Variant Locale: Chryzanow
Krenau
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Benjamin Rosenbaum
Event History: Trzebinia was bombed by the German air force on the first day of the war, causing a flood of refugees to flee the area. When the Jews returned, they were caught and executed by German soldiers who guarded the entrances to the town. Many were buried in a mass grave near near the bridge connecting Trzebinia and Chrzanow.

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Benjamin Rosenbaum

Keyword: CEMETERIES GRAVES/MARKERS/TOMBSTONES JEWS (POLISH) MEMORIALS/MONUMENTS SURVIVORS