Częstochowa Commemorates 78th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

April 19, 2021
Source: Alon Goldman

Częstochowa, just as in other places across Poland and Israel, commemorated the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Several events were held to mark the occasion.

 

 

In an online lecture organised by the Częstochowa Public Library, Janusz Moskalik, together with Ilona Kowalska, spoke about Częstochowa during the Holocaust.

He also spoke about the bunker located at Stary Rynek 24 (the Old Market Square), where Hersz Frajman (whose photograph sits on the table) hid his family and neighbours, a total of twenty seven Jewish residents, during the liquidation of the “Big Ghetto”.

High schools in Częstochowa also marked the anniversary.

Yellow daffodils were distributed and worn
and the subject was discussed.

Below:
General W. Anders High School

Right:
Juliusz Słowacki Comprehensive High School

In the afternoon, yellow daffodils were laid at the foot of the Częstochowa Umschlagplatz monument,
which commemorates the 40,000 Jews transported from there to the Treblinka extermination camp.

Those taking part included

Częstochowa Deputy Mayor Dr. Richard Stepaniak,

Deputy Chair of the Częstochowa City Council Ms. Yolanda Urbanska,

Chair of the Częstochowa branch of the TSKŻ
Mrs. Isabella Sobańska Klakowska

and local residents who came to honour the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust.

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