Skierniewice, Poland

Alternate names: Skernevitsy, Skernyevits, Skieniewice, Skiernivitz Gubernia Piotrkow Province Lodz Region: Warszawa Latitude 51°58' N Longitude 20°09' E Location: 41.0 miles WSW of Warszawa Maps: View Skierniewice via MapQuest View Skierniewice via Google Maps Jewish Population in 1900: 3,069   Nearby Jewish Communities Yizkor Books (2 Books): * [Skierniewice] (Skierniewoice, 1993) * Sefer Skierniewice (Tel Aviv, 1955) Photographs relating to the Shtetl Skierniewice Benevolent Society New York USA Jakubowicz family of Skierniewice Lodzers in London Shoa in Skierniewice 15 October 1940 Extracts from LDS microfiche Birth. Marriages and Deaths 1846-1867 Jakubowicz/Szmulowicz families only Jakubowicz families in Skierniewice 1849-1862 Jakubowicz families in Skierniewice 1863-1867 Szmulowicz families in Skierniewice 1852-1867 For a full list of LDS files held by LDS please refer to http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/town/skierniewice.htm Photos from Skierniewice 1947 included by kind permission of Rene Eisner Cenmetery stones Selected extracts from LDS Microfiche indexes (all families) Marriages in Skierniewice 1864 Births in Skierniewice 1865 Skiernierwice 1930 Trades Directory Trades Directory 1 Trades Directory 2 Trades Directory 3 Visits to Poland and Shtetl Excellent website for photos of Skierniewice http://www.sztetl.org.pl/index.php?a=showCity&city_id=585&id=585#googtrans/pl/en Reference books I have a copy of an excellent book - Wlodarczyk, Edward. A History of the Jews of Skierniewice. Skierniewice: Propress, 1993.written by a retired non-Jewish Engineer living in Skierniewice. .The book writen in Polish has yet to find an English translator . The book contains tables and statistics relating to the Jewish population of the Shtetl among which are:   i. Information relating to my family roots in Skierniewice Poland ii. Lodzers ( emigrants from Lodz Poland ) in London late 19th Century I have made a manuscript copy of the members of the Lodz Synagogue in London 1897 The Jewish Chronicle Archives accessible online at www.thejc.com/archives has several reference to the Lodz Synagogue .membership etc A graphic illustration of extreme difference in the of quality of life within the Lodz Ghetto between those struggling to survive starvation and brutality and those who took on the role of leadership under the Nazis. may be gathered from this website. Membership list of Skierniewice Benefit Association USA 1979 12-27-2008 05;56;43PM.jpg   All Poland Database The Jewish Records Indexing - Poland and JewishGen "All Poland Database" is a multiple database search facility, which incorporates all of the following databases: JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF), JRI -Poland, Lodz Ghetto Database, Yizkor Book Necrologies, JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR), 1929 Polish Business Directory, JG Discussion Group Archives, SIG Mailing List Archives and much more. Would you like to connect with others researching Skierniewice? Search the JewishGen Family Finder database   This page was created and maintained by Aubrey Jacobus until 2021. It is now available for adoption. If you are willing to adopt this page contact the KehilaLinks project coordinators  Compiled by  Updated Mar 2022  ©Aubrey Jacobus   Jewish Gen Home Page | KehilaLinks Directory This page is hosted at no cost to the public by JewishGen, Inc., a non-profit corporation. If you feel there is a benefit to you in accessing this site, your JewishGen-erosity is appreciated.