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In April 2021, we received several new photos from the family archive of prof. Charles Weiss Jr., including a photo of the main Bresko synagogue. All photos from this collection were taken in 1929, when the father of prof. Weiss, Brzesko-born Schaje (Charles) Weiss visited his hometown while traveling around Europe. (The Weisses emigrated from […]
Some time ago we received several new photos from prof. Charles Weiss Jr. These pictures were also taken by his father, Schaje (Charles) Weiss, during his short stay in Brzesko in 1929. Thanks to Marek Sukiennik it was possible to place these photos on the modern map of Brzesko (red line in the photo from […]
Just a few days after the start of World War II, the Germans entered Brzesko. In the fall of 1939, persecution of Jews began, and in the spring of 1941 there was established a ghetto, which remained open for about a year. The area of the ghetto included the building pictured in the photo (current […]
Some time ago we received several new photos from prof. Charles Weiss Jr. These pictures were also taken by his father, Schaje (Charles) Weiss, during his short stay in Brzesko in 1929. Thanks to these photos it was possible to recreate the history of another Jewish family from Brzesko. The first photo shows a fairly […]
Over 3 years ago we received 14 photos from the collection of prof. Charles Weiss Jr. These photos were taken in Brzesko in 1929 by his father prof. Schaje (Charles) Weiss. However only recently I have understood what might be on one of these pictures The photo was originally signed by the author as “Mordechai […]
Author: Emilia Dudek, Brzesko grade school # 2 Distinction in the 5th edition of the project “We know your names. Commemoration of the pre-war Jewish community of Brzesko and vicinity”. Life before the war Until the end of the 19th century, the Jewish settlement in Zakliczyn could be described as insignificant – in 1880, 1253 […]
Authors: Karolina Korwin, Hanna Pajor; Wojakowa grade school. The main prize in the 5th edition of the project “We know your names. Commemoration of the pre-war Jewish community of Brzesko and vicinity”. “We lived through really evil times. Fortunately, they didn’t find any refugees who would have been murdered,” – Maria Biel A few words […]
Authors: Martyna Bodek, Anna Maciaś, Sabina Jaworska; Wojakowa grade school. The main prize in the 5th edition of the project “We know your names. Commemoration of the pre-war Jewish community of Brzesko and vicinity”. “Man was created for man, so that man can help man.” St. Ambrose The commune of Iwkowa flooded with sun, covered […]
Authors: Maria Prusak, Karolina Szewczyk; Wojakowa grade school. The main prize in the 5th edition of the project “We know your names. Commemoration of the pre-war Jewish community of Brzesko and vicinity”. Holocaust, Shoah – these words have similar meanings and sound equally ominous. The consistently implemented plan to exterminate the entire population became a […]
The 5th edition of the project “We know your names. Commemoration of the pre-war Jewish community of Brzesko and vicinity ” took place in the school year 2021/22. The competition under the honorary patronage of the mayor of Brzesko Tomasz Latocha, was co-organized by the association “Memory and dialogue. Common history” and the Municipal Cultural […]