The history of the Krosno Jewish community is very brief but dynamic. Within a period of about ninety years a modern Jewish community was established that consisted of providing cultural, political, social, religious, and sport needs to the Jewish population. The Jewish community provided primary education to all Jewish youngsters so that they were able to read the Hebrew prayers. The community also tended to the needs of the poor and helpless Jews in the city. The Jewish population was always ready to respond to a call for help or to take active measures to solve problems. Within a matter of...
The history of the Krosno Jewish community is very brief but dynamic. Within a period of about ninety years a modern Jewish community was established ...
The Jews survivors of the Shoah were traumatized. Eastern European Jews saw what happened to their families and decided to remain in the German and Austrian labor or concentration camps that were now maintained by the UNRRA. Even the Polish Jews who lived in Russia during the war decided not to return to Poland but to continue their wandering. They hardly unpacked their suitcases. Fear for their lives made them restless. Anti-Jewish incidents occurred almost daily. Jews were killed in the cities, in hamlets, on the roads and even on the trains. Only big events or pogroms like the...
The Jews survivors of the Shoah were traumatized. Eastern European Jews saw what happened to their families and decided to remain in the G...
