The Community of ¿arki
Lador, Yitzchak
Zarki is a town located 30 kilometres south-east of Czestochowa. At the outbreak of World War II, it is estimated that Zarki's population stood at around 5, 000, 60% of whom Jews. The Germans created the Zarki ghetto in February 1941, in which 3, 200 Jews were confined. The liquidation of this ghetto began on 6th October 1942. Around 300 Jews were executed in the local cemetery, some were selected for work in the Radom ghetto and the remainder...