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2012-01-05

On the trail of Myslenice Jewry

The Wspolnota Myslenice Association together with the Rothschild Foundation have released a publication called "Myślenice. Ślady żydowskiego miasteczka. Spacerownik" (Eng. Myslenice, traces of a Jewish shtetl. A walking guide), by Myslenice-born Agnieszka Cahn and her husband Martin.

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An official presentation and promotion of the book will mark the 70th anniversary of the slaughter of the Belzec Jewish community, which took place in 1942. Presently, the book is distributed by the Association in schools, cultural institutions and offices. With ‘Spacerownik’ in your hand, you can embark on a remarkable trip around Myslenice. First, the book directs you how you can get there from Krakow and then shows you around Myslenice, beginning with former Dolna Wies, where, in all probability, the first Jewish settlers arrived before a reform implemented by the Austrian government allowed them to live in the entire territory of the empire. Afterwards, the route leads you along a street where once a mikveh, a synagogue and a Jewish school were located. Then you take Niepodleglosci Street, where a maze of small wooden houses, which gave Myslenice the look of a typical Jewish shtetl, were located. Some of them burnt down in September 1939. Having passed by a ghetto, you reach the final destination of the route, the Jewish cemetery.

Source:

  • Dziennik Polski daily (Kronika Krakowska), Śladami żydowskiej społeczności (January 5th, 2012)

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