The First to be Destroyed - The Jewish Community of Kleczew and the Beginning of the Final Solution (Paperback)

The Jewish community of the city of Kleczew came into existence in the sixteenth century. It remained large and strong throughout the next four hundred years, and in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it formed between 40 and 60% of the total population. The Kahal of Kleczew acquired its autonomy in the eighteenth century, and formed a separate Jewish quarter of the municipal infrastructure, possessing a synagogue, a cemetery, a ritual bath, and a cheder. In the years 1918-1939, Jewish life in Kleczew developed strongly political-social aspects, with branches of multiple political groups and organizations forming and attracting members. After the outbreak of war in 1939, Kleczew's Jewish inhabitants were the first victims of the Nazis' mass extermination campaign, murdered between September and November 1941. This edited volume presents and explores the history of this complex, long-lived Jewish community.

General

Imprint:	Academic Studies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Judaism and Jewish Life
Release date:	December 2016
Editors:	T Horev
Authors:	Witold Medykowski • Anetta Glowacka-Penczynska • Tomasz Kawski
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	648
ISBN-13:	978-1-61811-484-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General Promotions
LSN:	1-61811-484-0
Barcode:	9781618114846

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