Towns
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Current
Town Name |
Variant Name(s) |
Estimated pre-war Jewish
Population |
Per Cent Jewish |
Latitude / Longitude |
Contact
Person |
Aleksandrow
Lodzki
|
Aleksandrow, Aleksander |
3,500
|
33%
|
51°49'/19°18' |
Elaine
Farran |
Andrzejow
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
|
99
|
|
51°44'/19°41' |
|
Aurelow
Pinkas Hakehillot |
|
unknown |
|
50°55'/18°21' |
|
Baluty (now part of Lodz) |
Balut, Baluti |
|
|
51°48'/19°28' |
Elaine
Farran |
Bedkow
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Bendkov |
228
|
|
51°35'/19°45' |
|
Belchatow
KehilaLink
Yizkor Book
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Belchatov, Belkhatov |
6,000
|
60%
|
51°22'/19°23' |
Roni
Seibel Liebowitz |
Biala Rawska
Yizkor
Book |
Biala Katan,
Biala Poschet, Biala Ravska |
1,429
|
|
51°48'/20°29' |
|
Bielawy
|
Bielavi |
|
|
52°04'/19°39' |
Sheila
Salo |
Boleslawiec
|
|
546
|
|
51°12'/18°12' |
|
Bolimow
|
Bolimov |
259
|
|
52°05'/20°10' |
|
Bruzyca (now part of Aleksandrow Lodzki) |
|
|
|
51°49'/19°19' |
|
Brzeziny
Yizkor Book
|
Brzeziny, Berzin, Bezhezhin, Brezhin, Breziny, Bzhezini,
Bzheziny, Brzezany, Berzhan, Bzhezhin, Loewenstadt (Löwenstadt) (G) |
6,850
|
53%
|
51°48'/19°45' |
Fay Bussgang,
Judith
Silver |
Brzeznica
(see Nowa Brzeznica)
KehilaLink |
|
|
|
|
|
Burzenin
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
|
180
|
|
51°28'/18°50' |
|
Dabie
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Dambia, Dambye, Dombe, Dombie, Dombye,
Dabie Miasto |
1,163
|
|
52°05'/18°50' |
|
Dabrowice
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Dombrovitz |
184
|
|
51°26'/20°06' |
|
Dobra
Place of Remembrance (with photos and
story)
Survivor testimony
(complete book on-line)
Pinkas
Hakehillot
|
|
approx. 1,000
|
|
51°55'/18°37' |
Leon
Weintraub |
Dzialoszyn
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Chernokinits, Dzyaloshin |
1,909
|
|
51°07'/18°52' |
Alex
Korn, Gloria
Berkenstat
Freund
|
Glowno
Zchor website
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Glovna, Glovno |
|
|
51°58'/19°44' |
|
Gora Wisniowa
|
Wisniowa Gora
|
56
|
|
51°43'/19°38'
|
|
Gorzkowice
(see Piotrkow
Trybunalski Yizkor book) |
|
648
|
|
51°13'/19°36' |
|
Grocholice
(now part of Belchatow)
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Grocholitza |
51 (in 1921)
|
|
51°20'/19°22' |
|
Inowlodz
Zchor
website
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
|
408
|
|
51°32'/20°13' |
|
Jezow
|
Yezhov |
1,048
|
|
51°49'/19°58' |
|
Kamiensk
KehilaLink
(see Radomsko
Yizkor Book)
|
Kaminsk |
|
|
51°13'/19°30' |
Victor
Breitburg |
Kielczyglow
|
Kieltchiglov, Kielsztyglov |
241
|
|
51°14'/18°59' |
|
Kleszczew |
|
232
|
|
51°14'/19°18' |
|
Kolumna
|
|
|
|
51°37'/19°11' |
Orit Lavi |
Koluszki
|
Kalushki, Kolushki |
387
|
|
51°46'/19°48' |
|
Koniecpol
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Konietzpol, Konyetspol, Sadeh Hadash (H) |
approx. 1,100
|
|
50°47'/19°41' |
Shabsa Liss |
Konstantynow
Lodzki (now a suburb of Lodz)
Pinkas
Hakehillot
Jewish
Cemetery |
Konstantynow |
942
|
|
51°45'/19°20' |
Henry
Zandberg |
Krosniewice (see Kutno)
|
|
|
|
52°15'/19°11' |
|
Kutno
Memorial
website
Pinkas Hakehillot |
|
6,784
|
25%
|
52°14'/19°22' |
J.
Klingbeil |
Lask
KehilaLink |
Laski, Lusk |
3,864
|
64% |
51°35'/19°08' |
Bruce
Morgenstern, Alex Korn |
Leczyca
|
Lentschütz (G) |
4,300
|
33%
|
51°28'/19°20' |
|
Lodz
KehilaLink
Yizkor
Book
Pinkas
Hakehillot
Lodz Cemetery Boards
Museum of Family
History
|
Lodzh (Y); Lodsch (G), Litzmannstadt or Litzmanstadt (G) |
223,000
|
34%
|
51°45'/19°28' |
Joe
Ross
|
Lowicz |
Lovich, Loyvitch, Luyvich |
4,517
|
|
52°07'/19°56' |
Smadar Gilboa |
Lutomiersk (now a suburb of Lodz)
Pinkas
Hakehillot
|
Lutamiersk |
750
|
|
51°45'/19°13' |
Marcos
Frid |
Lututow
Pinkas Hakehillot |
Lititov, Lututov |
1,446
|
|
51°22'/18°26' |
Morris
Wirth |
Lyszkowice
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Liskovitz |
545
|
|
51°59'/19°55' |
|
Nowa
Brzeznica/Brzeznica
KehilaLink
(see
also Radomsko Yizkor book)
|
Brzeznica,
Berenthal (G)
|
|
60%
|
51°05'/19°11' |
Gloria
Berkenstat Freund |
Nowe Miasto nad Pilica
|
Neishtat Oif der Piltza (Y) |
1,667
|
|
51°38'/20°35' |
|
Osjakow
|
Osiakow, Shakev (Y) |
approx. 700 |
|
51°17'/18°48' |
|
Ozorkow
|
Ozorkov |
5,000
|
33%
|
51°58'/19°17' |
Jorge
Madrowicz |
Pabianice
Zchor
website
|
Pabenits, Pabjanice, Pabyanets,
Pabyanitse |
7,336
|
|
51°40'/19°22' |
Judith
Saltz Silberg, Mark Shilling |
Pajeczno
|
Payentchno |
618
|
|
51°09'/19°00' |
Gloria
Berkenstat
Freund |
Parzeczew
|
Parzentchev |
174
|
|
51°57'/19°13' |
|
Piatek |
Piontka |
1,291
|
|
52°04'/19°29' |
Sheila Salo |
Piotrkow
Trybunalski
KehilaLink
Yizkor
book
|
Petrokov (R), Petrikau (G), Petrikov,
Petrokow, Piotrkuv, Pyetrkov |
18,000
|
33%
|
51°24'/19°41' |
Marla
Waltman Daschko, Alex Korn |
Plawno
(see
also Radomsko Yizkor book)
|
Palovna |
566
|
|
50°59'/19°28' |
Gloria
Berkenstat
Freund |
Poddebice
Pinkas
Hakehillot
|
Podembice, Podembitza |
1,333
|
|
51°53'/18°57' |
|
Popien, see Brzeziny
|
|
|
|
51°48'/19°55' |
|
Praszka
|
Prashka, Prashke, Prashki, Praska |
1,663
|
|
51°03'/18°28' |
Mark
Shilling |
Przyglow
|
Pshiglov |
5
|
|
51°23'/19°50' |
|
Radogoszcz (see Lodz)
|
|
188
|
|
51°49'/19°27' |
|
Radomsko
KehilaLink
Yizkor book
Manuscript |
Radomsk (Y), Novoradomsk(R), Naya
Radomsk(Y), Nowo Radomsko |
7,774
|
55%
|
51°04'/19°27' |
Gloria
Berkenstat
Freund |
Rawa Mazowiecka
|
Rava,
Rava Mazovietzk, Rave Mazovyetsk,
Rawa Mazowiecki |
3,018
|
|
51°46'/20°15' |
|
Rozprza, (see Piotrkow Trybunalski)
|
Rospesha, Rospsza |
546
|
|
51°18'/19°38' |
|
Ruda Pabianicka
|
Ruda Pabianitzka, Ruda Pabjanicka |
|
|
51°42'/19°27' |
|
Rzgow
Pinkas Hakehillot |
|
approx. 93 |
|
52°09'/18°03' |
|
Sieradz
Pinkas Hakehillot |
Seradz, Sheeradz, Sheredz, Shiradz, Schieratz
(G) |
5,000
|
40%
|
51°36'/18°45' |
Morris
Wirth |
Skierniewice
|
Skernevitsy, Skernyevits,
Skernevits, Skiernivitz,
Skirnivitz |
4,333
|
|
51°58'/20°09' |
Aubrey
Jacobus, Aron Meron-Michowski |
Sobota
|
|
356
|
|
52°07'/19°41' |
Jeff
Maynard |
Srocko
|
Srotzko,
Srock Czastkowy, Srock Prywatny,
Srocko Prywatne |
119
|
|
51°32'/19°38' |
|
Strykow
|
Strikov |
1,998
|
|
51°54'/19°36' |
|
Sulejow
Pinkas
Hakehillot
(see also Piotrkow
Trybunalski Yizkor book)
|
Silev (Y), Siliyov, Suliyov |
2,133 (in 1921)
|
|
51°22'/19°53' |
|
Sulmierzyce
|
Silmerzitz, Sulmerzhitza |
343
|
|
51°11'/19°12' |
|
Szadek
Pinkas
Hakehillot
|
Shadek |
479
|
|
51°41'/18°59' |
|
Szczercow
Pinkas
Hekehillot
|
Shtchertzov, Stertzev |
3,200
|
64%
|
51°20'/19°07' |
Joe
Ross |
Tomaszow
Mazowiecki
Yizkor Book
Jewish
Cemetery book |
Tomashov, Tomashov Khadash, Tomashov
Pyetrikov (Pyetrikov, Piotrkov), Tomashov Ravski, Tomashuv Mazovyetsk (Mazovyetski), |
13,000
|
|
51°32'/20°01' |
Hadassah Lipsius |
Tuszyn
|
Tushin |
1,271
|
|
51°36'/19°33' |
Leah
Jordan Bisel, Alex Korn |
Ujazd
|
Ujest |
792
|
|
50°23'/18°21' |
Shloimie
Richman |
Uniejow
|
Uniayev |
1,100
|
|
51°58'/18°48' |
Richard
Halon |
Warta
Yizkor Book
The Jewish Cemetery
Pinkas
Hakehillot
|
Dvart (Y), Dvurt |
2,025
|
|
51°42'/18°38' |
Madeleine
Okladek |
Widawa
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Vidava |
773
|
|
51°26'/18°57' |
|
Wielun
KehilaLink
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Welungen (G) |
4,818
|
|
51°13'/18°33' |
Marcos
Frid |
Wieruszow
|
Verushev, Viroshov, Vyershuv, Vyerushov,
Vyerushuv |
1,903
|
|
51°17'/18°10' |
|
Wiskitno
(now part of the city of
Lodz)
|
|
|
|
51°43'/19°33' |
Jay
Norwalk |
Wola
Krzystoporska
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Vola Kshishtoporska |
79
|
|
51°21'/19°35' |
|
Wolborz
Pinkas Hakehillot
(see also Radomsko Yizkor
Book)
|
Volborzh |
443
|
|
51°30'/19°50' |
|
Zdunska
Wola Yizkor
Book
Mailing
List
Pinkas
Hakehillot |
Zdinskivola, Zdunska Vola, Zdunska
Volye, Zdunske Volye |
9,330
|
34.5%
|
51°36'/18°56' |
Daniel
Wagner |
Zelow
KehilaLink |
Zelav |
1,816
|
|
51°28'/19°14' |
Andrzej Selerowicz |
Zgierz
Yizkor Book
Pinkas Hakehillot
Report
on the Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of
the Expulsion of the Jews of Zgierz |
Zgerzh, Zgyerz |
3,828
|
|
51°51'/19°25' |
Joe
Ross |
Zloczew
Yizkor Book |
Zlotshev |
1,959
|
|
51°25'/18°37' |
Felicia
Pietrkowski Zieff |
Zychlin |
Zakhlin, Zhekhlin, Zhichlin, Zhikhlin |
2,701
|
|
52°15'/19°37' |
Jeff
Maynard, Sheila Salo |
NOTE: Names of towns with published Yizkor Books, sections translated in
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