{"product_id":"memorial-book-of-krynki-krynki-poland","title":"Memorial Book of Krynki (Krynki, Poland)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKrynki, located on an important route between Kraków and Grodno, had a significant Jewish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresence since the 17th century. Josif Giel established a wool and flannel factory here in 1827;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit was soon joined by other factories, including 14 leather tanneries and 8 leather works. By the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eend of the 19th century, Krynki had about 5,000 inhabitants, 88-90% Jewish. The community had five\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esynagogues, two Hasidic prayer houses, over a dozen cheders, a yeshiva, a hospital and nursery, and social\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand aid organizations such as Linas Hatzedek and Bikkur Cholim. There were Jewish schools and sports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclubs, Zionist organizations, and labor unions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June 1941 the Nazis occupied Krynki and began a reign of brutality and murder. In December 1941, a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eghetto was set up where the entire Jewish population, as well as Jews from nearby areas, were forced to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiquidation of the ghetto began in October 1942; 5,000 Jews were deported to the camp in Kolbassino.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome resisted, firing stolen rifles and revolvers; several escaped to the forest. The few Jews left after the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeportation were finally sent to the extermination camp in Treblinka.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, no Jews live in Krynki, but the memory of them lives on. This book was written \"to bring forth the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistory of this martyred community... its founding, industrial power, struggles, fights, and revolts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture rigide","offer_id":46612758429906,"sku":"9781954176454","price":74.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_5a4ace9d-2e50-4587-9a34-8ae94663cf79.jpg?v=1764390277","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/memorial-book-of-krynki-krynki-poland","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}