Zabłudów [zaˈbwuduf] is a town in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. Prior to 1999, it was in Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998).
[edit] Jewish history of Zabłudów
Wooden Synagogue of Zabłudów in 1895
The town of Zabłudów was home to a thriving Jewish community for hundreds of years. It was once the location of the notable Zabludow Synagogue, a Wooden synagogue of a type unique to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, built in 1637. A replica of the synagogue was made in 2004 at University of Wisconsin.[1] In July 1941 during the German occupation of Poland the Nazis created a ghetto for some 1,800 local Jews. On November 2nd, 1942, the ghetto was liquidated and approximately 1,400 Jews were transported by train to the 10th Calvary camp near Białystok and from there to Treblinka extermination camp. Almost all were killed that very same day.[2]
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Coordinates: 53°01′N 23°21′E / 53.017°N 23.35°E / 53.017; 23.35
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