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Zawiercie

Zawiercie in southern Poland, was Ernst Bornstein’s hometown. On the eve of the WWII there were 7,000 Jews in Zawiercie – about a quarter of its residents. They made their living primarily from trade, crafts, the clothing industry and the metal industry.

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The Great Destruction

EXCERPT FROM APPENDIX A – NATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS FROM ZAWIERCIE "In 1939, shortly before the outbreak of the war, the Jewish-nationalist youth from all denominations were well organised in…
Julie Kangisser
19th May 2017
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