Białoboki,  Poland

Białoboki is included in the Kolbuszowa Region Research Group (KRRG). Shtetlach were interwoven together like a tapestry and the Jewish people of neighboring shtetlach linked by marriages, trade and marketing. They shared schools, cemeteries, kosher butchers, bakers and more. Smaller shtetlach registered their birth, marriages and death in a nearby larger shtetl. One should research the neighboring area as well as an individual shtetl. The KRRG web site has resources and information that is relevant to many shtetlach. To search for family links and learn more about neighboring shtetlach, please visit the Kolbuszowa Region Research Group (KRRG).

Shtetl Variant names: 

Administrative District:  Łańcut

Subdistrict  - Judicial / Tax District:   Kańczuga

Location:

• 31.1 miles ESE of  Kolbuszowa
• 17.0 miles E of Rzeszów
• Latitude 50°02’  22°23’Longitude  

Jewish Population before the Holocaust:    

History/Geography:

• In present day Poland Biała is in the Podkarpackie Województwo [ Province ] (formerly Przemyskie Woj.).  Przeworski Powiat [ County ] and Gać Gmina [ Rural Administrative District ].

  Before  the Holocaust Białoboki used the Kanczuga / Siedleczka Jewish Cemetery

Holocaust:

• Stefan Swietek - Righteous Gentile.  Submitted by Howard Nightingale
• Stephan and Regina Swiatek.  Submitted by Howard Nightingale
• The Pacula family - Righteous Gentiles.  Submitted by Howard Nightingale

Maps:

• View Białoboki via Multimap: 

Resources: 

• The 1929 Business Directory
• Description of the Jewish cemetery in Białoboki (look for Kańczuga).
• The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe.  Type in the name of your town.
• Jewish Records Indexing - Poland and JewishGen “All Poland Database”.This is a multiple database search facility, The “All Poland Database” enables researchers to find indices to vital and  related records from the independent JRI-Poland database as  well as entries from other databases.  The combined databases have more than 6.75 million entries for individuals living in areas now or formerly in Poland.  The database is a work in progress, and new entries are being added regularly.  http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/ 

• Logan J. Kleinwaks Galicia Genealogy Indexer

Photos & Postcards:

• Outside the Kañczuga / Siedleczka Cemetery. Submitted by Howard Nightingale
• Road Sign / Entrance to Białoboki. Submitted by Howard Nightingale

Travelogues: 

• Journey In Search Of My Roots 

The People of Białoboki : 

   1) Faces:

   2) Biographies, Family Histories:

   3) Memories, Reminiscences and Anecdotes