Radom Today
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The
information on this page is designed
to be of use to those traveling to
the city of Radom to explore family
roots. Click
on this link to access information
on Jewish sites and their
location. Information is also
provided on the Tourist Office where
you can get additional information.
Please also reference the Archives
tab for an article on using the
archives while in Radom.
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In
August 2017, the 75th anniversary of
the destruction of the ghetto, the
city of Radom in conjunction with
the Resursa Obywatelski inaugurated
a trail that honors the former
Jewish community of Radom. It is
designed to highlight the Jewish
history of this community and the
locations where it occurred.
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This lengthy guide outline areas of
interest in the city of Radom. You
will find information on the Jewish
sites in the section on Multicultural
Radom on page 65.
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This
site provides an interactive map
as well as information on
hotels. You can also access the
Visit
Radom website.
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For
many years the Resursa has
done a series on the former
Jewish community of Radom,
however is no longer doing
this series.
You can also find a film on
Dr. Jerzy Borysowicz,
one of the Righteous from
Radom. The film is in
Polish, but you will also
find some excerpts of film
footage of the Jews of Radom
during the war.
Although the site is in
Polish, you can contact them
in English through the link
"kontakt" and you will
receive a response in
English. They can
assist you in connecting
with the woman who has the
key to the cemetery.
In November 2010 the Resursa
served as the primary
organizer of events around
the dedication of the
Lapidarium, a monument at
the Jewish cemetery composed
of intact tombstones that
had been hidden away for
many years. You can
see their video (in Polish)
of the event at Lapidarium.
An
article
that
tell
the
story can be found at
Tombstones Unveiled.
The tombstones and their
translations can be accessed
on the Cemetery tab.
In April 2011 the Resursa
invited Susan Weinberg, an
artist and this website
creator to exhibit artwork
based on the former Jewish
community of Radom drawn
from the 1937 film of the
Jewish community.
Susan was accompanied by
Dora Zaidenweber, a former
resident of Radom, a
survivor and long-time
Holocaust educator. In
addition to Susan's artwork,
they exhibited photos that
Dora had from pre-war and
during the time of the
ghetto. Together they
spoke to high school
students about the former
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photos
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photos
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photos
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Courtesy
of Ewa Wziatek
and
Radom high school students
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Courtesy
of Ewa Wziatek
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Radom high school students |
Courtesy
of Ewa Wziatek
and
Radom high school students |
Courtesy
of Ewa Wziatek
and
Radom high school students |
Maps, souvenirs and some other info
on Radom can be found at the city's
Tourist Information office. It's
across the square from the railway
station at Traugutta St.
Centrum Informacji Turystycznej
ul. Traugutta 3
26-600 Radom
tel.: 048 360 06 10
info@cit.radom.pl
The website can be converted to
English and if you stop in or
call they speak English well.
Information on sites of Jewish
significance can be downloaded
at http://radomcity.eu/data/other/multicultural_radom.pdf
Cemetery
The cemetery is slightly
outside of town in the corner
of Struga Kozienicka and E371.
Most of the
stones were used to pave the
roads by the Nazis, but there
are some recovered tombstones
standing and some fragments of
tombstones on the wall.
There is also the newly
constructed Lapidarium which
has 72 tombstones that had
been hidden away. The
translation is on the
Shtetlink on the Cemetery
tab.There is a big spiked
fence around the cemetery and
it is locked, but the key is
held by someone who lives
nearby. It is a bit out
of town so you will need some
transportation. There is
a small chapel there with the
Kaddish on the wall and
plaques with the Jewish
population of surrounding
towns in 1939,. There
are about 40 standing
tombstones, the 72
tombstones of the Lapidarium
and fragments of damaged
tombstones on the wall.
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Synagogue
The synagogue monument
is in the middle of town on ul.
Bozniczna (means synagogue),
parallel to Walowa, a main
street which was in the old
Jewish quarter. It is
built out of stones of the old
synagogue and you can see the
base of the pillars that stood
in front at the end of the
square. (see #1 on map below)
The
Friends of Knowledge School
was a Jewish school that has
since been adopted by a Polish
school down the street.
There was an online site
commemorating the school and
its former attendees and
teachers. While it is no
longer available you can find
some of the surnames noted in
the Names Index found in the
Names Tab. There is a plaque
on the building at13
Kilinskiego. (see #2 on
map below)
The
area around Walowa near
Zeromskiego is the old Jewish
part of the city although by
the time the war broke Jews
lived throughout the city.
This area was the front of the
large ghetto.
The
ghetto gate stood at 1
Zeromskiego. If you
look at the pictures on the
Holocaust tab at the bottom
you will see “Then and
Now” The last two
pictures show the arched
gate during the time of the
ghetto and the one next to
it is 1 Zeromskiego
today. You can see
where the arch attached.
(see # 3 on map below)
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