History
Jewish community before 1989 – Polska / pomorskie
Debrzno is situated several kilometers south-west of Człuchów (German: Schlochau). At the beginning of the 19th century, the town was inhabited by approx. 15 Jewish families. Since 1880s, the number of the community’s members rose to approx. 290. In the years 1930-1933, approx. 120 people of Jewish origin still lived in the town. However, more and more often they were subject to anti-Semitic practices and their situation grew to be very unstable. After the Kristallnacht (November 1938), emigration was the only rescue for the Jews who were still in the town. In March 1940, the ones who did not manage to leave the town on time were interned in a camp near Piła (Schneidemühl) and then deported to other camps.
The Jewish community in Debrzno owned a cemetery and a synagogue. Situated on Stretziner Straße, the synagogue was erected in 1890s.
Source:
- KLAUS-DIETER ALICKE, Lexikon der jüdischen Gemeinden im deutschen Sprachraum, Monachium 2008
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