Piszczac - Jewish cemetery (Terespolska Street, gate from Sportowa Street).
Piszczac - Cmentarz żydowski (ul. Terespolska, brama od ul. Sportowej)
Jewish cemetery (Terespolskaya Street, gate from Sportova Street) - It was probably established in the 19th century. in the northeastern part of the settlement.Destroyed during World War II, it was also devastated after the war. The original layout of the necropolis is illegible, and no matzevot have survived in an area of 0.58 hectares. In 1986. Local authorities cleaned up the wooded area and erected a metal fence on a foundation, with a gate on the side of the street. Sports. The cemetery is regularly cleaned up.Synagogue (defunct) - From the late 18th century. There is information in the source texts about a synagogue existing in Piszczac, but given the small number of Jews living in the town at the time, it can be assumed that it was rather small, perhaps a private beit ha-midrash. Probably in the mid-19th century. A wooden synagogue was built, which was related to the local community's desire to become independent. The existence of the building is confirmed by a document from 1859., in which the condition of the building is described as good and in need of no alterations. The synagogue was demolished during World War II by the Germans.Holocaust - With the Red Army retreating eastward, about 500 Jews left Piszczac. Among them were pre-war residents and refugees who arrived in Piszczac in early September. October 15, 1939. The Germans resettled many Jewish families from neighboring villages here, in December 1939. - groups of Jews from Lodz and Kalisz, and probably in the spring of 1941. - Jews from Zgierz, Suwałki and Sierpc. Most of the Jews were forced to work in the vicinity of the settlement.Probably in September 1940, the Germans established the Judenrat, with Towj Goldberg as chairman, and created an open ghetto.At the end of the summer of 1941, the Germans forbade Jews to leave Piszczac. It was then that the first execution took place - four Jewish workers returning from work were caught by the Germans, accused of being illegally outside the settlement and shot in a nearby forest. In May 1942. Groups of Jewish workers from Piszczac were sent to build a runway at a German airport near Biała Podlaska. In October 1942. Two executions took place in Chotyłów and Piszczac, in which a total of 12 Jews were shot.Jews were summoned to gather at the market square in Piszczac. After selection, a small group was sent to work in Miedzyrzec Podlaski, while the rest were deported to the Sobibor death camp or, more likely, to the Treblinka death camp.
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