About this site
The derelict 19th century watermill by the River Widawka (2009) - courtesy of Tomasz Miszczuk
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This site is dedicated to the memory of the lost Jewish community of Szczerców. It is a glimpse of the life and ending of a rural shtetl, with its own history and local traditions, in what was once the western fringes of Poland. If you do have more information about either the former Jewish community of Szczerców or the surrounding villages and hamlets, listed below, please send them to martindavis@hotmail.com. Bednarze • Borowa • Brzezie • Chabielice • Chabielice-Kolonia • Dubie • Dzbanki • Firlej • Grabek • Grudna • Janówka • Józefina • Kieruzele • Kolonia Szczercowska • Kościuszki • Kozłówki • Krzyżówki • Kuźnica Lubiecka • Leśniaki • Lubiec • Lubośnia • Magdalenów • Marcelów • Młynki • Niwy • Osiny • Osiny-Kolonia • Parchliny • Podklucze • Podżar • Polowa • Puszcza • Rudzisko • Stanisławów Drugi • Stanisławów Pierwszy • Szczercowska Wieś • Szubienice • Tatar • Trakt Puszczański • Żabczanka • Zagadki • Załuże • Zbyszek
Compiled by Martin Davis © 2016