Aleksandrów Kujawski
Polska / kujawsko-pomorskie
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History
Tomasz Kawski
The first Jews settled down in Aleksandrow Kujawski in the 1860s. At the beginning the Jews from Aleksandrow were subordinated to the Jewish kehilla in Nieszawa. With time the community in Aleksandrow Kujawski grew and became economically stronger than the one in Nieszawa. As a consequence, the name of the Jewish community was expanded – it was called Jewish Community in Aleksandrow Kujawski – Nieszawa. For most of the 19th century the community did not have a rabbi, so a mohel and a cantor fulfilled his duties. The post was taken by the following people until 1867: Abram Leczycki, Abraham Tyton, Mosiek Jakub Zysman (from 1840, from 1948 as an assistant rabbi), Aron Hersz Lewi, Mojzesz Toronski. In the 20th century the following rabbis led the kehilla:
-Abraham Zonabend, who lived in Nieszawa and died at the end of the 1920s. He came from a rabbinic family, his brother Jehuda Lejb Zonabend was rabbi in Dobrzyn nad Drweca, his brother-in-law Icchak Meir Bornsztein was rabbi in Gostynin and his cousin Iszohar Grojbard was rabbi in Bedzin.
-Jakub Hersz Gendzähler – born on the 20th of September ,1903 in Sanok, son of Izrael and Roza. He used to live in Aleksandrow Kujawski. He was elected rabbi on the 29th of December ,1932. Around 1935 Pozner, who came from Warsaw, was most probably elected assistant rabbi. He replaced the late rabbi Erlecher from Sluzew, who died in the1930s. In the years 1918 – 1939 the rabbis were assisted by mohels: Icek Brandenburg, Lejb Hilel Miller, Zelig Pinkert, a teacher : Szulim Ber Pinkert, a secretary Dawid Miller and a synagogue caretaker Mojsze Lejzor Nudla.
There are no records of the members of the community board in the 20th century. The elections held on the 30th of August, 1936 are an exception. The final results of the elections were the following:
- list no. 1 ( the alliance of the non-party Orthodoxes and Revisionist Zionists) won three seats (board members elected included: Mojsze Rafal Przedecki, Jakub Gudak, Mojsze Jakubowski; deputies: Aron Finkelsztajn, Hersz Najman, Izaak Szylszreiber ),
- list no. 2 (the Orthodox Jews) and 3 (“Mizrachi”) did not win any seats,
- list no. 4 (“ Agudath Israel” and the non-party Orthodox Jews) gained two seats (Szmul Tchorz, Josef Aron Frajtag, deputies: Josef M. Kowalski,
Local history
Tomasz Kawski
Geography and administration:
Until the 18th century – Kingdom of Poland, Inowrocław Province.
1793 – 1807 Kingdom of Prussia, the Netze District
1807 – 1815 Duchy of Warsaw, Bydgoszcz Department
1815 – 1918 Russia (Kingdom of Poland), Masovian Province, Warsaw Governorate
1918 – 1939 Poland, Warsaw Province (1919 – 1938), Pomeranian Province (1938-1939), Nieszawa County (since 1932 the seat of Nieszawa County)
1939 – 1945 Germany (the Third Reich), Reichsgau Wartheland, Inowroclaw Region (German: Regierungsberzirk ) Ciechocinek County
1945 – 1975 Bydgoszcz Province (1945 – 1950 the Pomeranian Province)
1975 – 1998 Wloclawek Province
Since 1999 –Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province, Aleksandrow County,
The history of Aleksandrow Kujawski is connected with rail expansion in Poland in the 19th century. In 1859 the Railway Society (Towarzystwo Kolei Zelaznych) undertook the task of building the Warsaw – Bydgoszcz railway line. They gradually bought parcels of the Biale Blota estate (former Siela) which belonged to Count Władysław Trojanowski. In the course of time, the buildings adjoining the railway station, located almost on the border with Prussia, gained the name Trojanow. In the 1860s the town had ca. 2,000 inhabitants. In 1862 the first trains started to run. In 1875 an International Railway and Telegraphic Station was opened there. A convenient location halfway between Russia and Western Europe and the customs warehouse on spot created favourable conditions for settlement. The first plan of the settlement's spatial organization was drawn up by the engineer Witold Malczewski. The next favourable factor which contributed to the town's development was the extension of the railway line to Ciechocinek, where a health-resort had been opened and thrived. A meeting of the Russian and German emperors – Alexander II of Russia and Wilhelm I, which was held in Trojanow on the 4th of September 1879 was an important event. Before the outbreak of World War I, the population of Aleksandrow numbered about. 9,000 people. The settlement was granted town chacter and its name was changed to Aleksandrow Kujawski on the 9th of November, 1916 and on the 4th of February 1919 In 1921 when a shorter connection between Warsaw and Poznan through Ku
Summary
| Province: | kujawsko-pomorskie / warszawskie (before 1939) |
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| County: | aleksandrowski / nieszawski (before 1939) |
| Community: | Aleksandrów Kujawski / Aleksandrów (before 1939) |
| Other names: | Trojanów Trojanowo Aleksandrów Pograniczny (Przygraniczny) Aleksandrowo Aleksandrów אלעקסאנדראװא [j.jidysz] Weichselstadt (od 1943 do 1945) |
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Location
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Aleksandrów is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province, located on the Inowrocław Plain, 5 km away from the left bank of the Vistula River.
Distances to the nearby towns: Warsaw 193 km, Lodz 140 km, Torun 25 km, Ciechocinek 7 km.
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