Jews were living in Ciechanow by the year 1569. In 1656 during the
Polish-Swedish war most of the Jews were killed by the troops of
Stephan Czarniecki. In 1765, 1,670 Jews were living in the town; in
1856 Jews comprised 2,226 of the 3300 residents; in 1897 4,223 Jews
of 10,000 residents; in 1921 4,403 out of 11,977, and about 5,500
Jews in 1925. During this period a rich Jewish culture developed.
Before the outbreak of World War II, the Jewish population had
decreased to 1,500 to 2,000. It all came to an end when he Nazis
entered the town on Sept. 3 and 4, 1939. Deportations began on
December 1941 and ended in November 1942, when 1,800 Jews were sent
to other ghettos and Auschwitz. About 200 Jews from the town
survived the war, including 120 who had sought refuge in the
U.S.S.R. The Jewish community seized to exist after World War II.
This book was written by Shoah survivors from Ciechanow and by
residents who had emigrated before the war, thereby preserving the
history and memory of the Jewish community of Ciechanow with their
first-hand accounts. The book is of high value to researchers and
descendants of Ciechanow, who want to know about the town of their
ancestors. The town is known as Ciechanow Polish], Tshekhanov
Yiddish], Tsekhanuv Russian], and Chechinov, Chekhanov, Chekhanove,
Zichenau German, 1939-45]. Ciechanow, Poland is located at 52 53'
North Latitude and 20 37' East Longitude, and is 47 miles NNW of
Warsaw.
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