Szczekociny [ʂt͡ʂɛkɔˈt͡ɕinɨ] (German: Schtschekotzin) is a town in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,115 inhabitants (2004). The Battle of Szczekociny was fought near the town on June 6, 1794 during the Kościuszko Uprising.
[edit] Jewish population of Szczekociny
In 1937, two years before the outbreak of the Second World War, there were 3018 Jews in Szczekociny, which made up slightly more than 50% of the entire number of inhabitants. Pictures of the remains of the Jewish part can be viewed here [1] In 1942 according to the Nazi German plans for the Final Solution, 1500 Jewish residents of Szczekociny were deported to the Treblinka death camp (see list of deportations to Treblinka [2]. Some 10% of the Jewish residents survived the genocide, such as Isik Mendel Bornstein.[3] Bornstein's son Yossi has been at the forefront of renegotiating the relationship with a renovation of the current cemetery and synagogue, under the now full support of the local mayor. See also Wolf Zylbersztajn, another still living witness and survivor [4]. Another Jewish survivor story has been listed here [5].
[edit] Train crash
On March 3, 2012 a train crash took place near Szczekociny.
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Coordinates: 50°38′N 19°50′E / 50.633°N 19.833°E / 50.633; 19.833
Poland
