Błaszki
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History
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In 1926, town limits were greatly expanded by including the settlements of Janówka and Lubanów and a part of Borysławice as new neighbourhoods.[3]
Jewish community
The first historical mention of Jewish residents dates back to 1717.[2] In the 1860s, Jewish residents accounted for 60% of the total population.[2] Until the 1920s, an estimated 400 Jewish families and 215 Christian families resided in Blaszki.[4] The Jewish community was frequently targeted by anti-Semitic attacks.[4] Additionally, they were the victims of organized anti-Jewish boycotts which arranged to open a Christian shop next door or directly across from every Jewish shop.[4] The Holocaust brought an end to this community.[2] In September 1939, immediately after the German invasion of Poland, the Nazis arrested ten of the most important members of the community and executed them[2] On December 20, 1939,[2] the Błaszki Jews were transported to Łosice, Sarnaki and Sokołowo.[4]
In 1932 a local Zionist activist and writer Template:Ill, published Fun alṭn ḳloysṭer (From The Old Monastery, in Yiddish), a book of tales and legends about Błaszki and the then Kalisz County.[5]
Notable people
- Isaac Meir Kanal (Rabbi of Blaszki 1907-1922)[4]
- Chaim Pinchas Lubinsky
- Phillip Blashki
References
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External links
- Official website Template:In lang
- Błaszki in the 1880 Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland Template:In lang
- Błaszki in the 1900 Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland Template:In lang
- Jewish community of Błaszki on Virtual Shtetl
- Online text of Von Dem Alten Kloster
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