Memorial (Yizkor) Book for the Jewish Community of Ciecha...
Yassini, A. Wolf
Jews were living in Ciechanow by the year 1569. In 1656 during the Polish-Swedish war most of the Jews were killed by the troops of Stephan Czarniecki. In 1765, 1, 670 Jews were living in the town, in 1856 Jews comprised 2, 226 of the 3300 residents, in 1897 4, 223 Jews of 10, 000 residents, in 1921 4, 403 out of 11, 977, and about 5, 500 Jews in 1925. During this period a rich Jewish culture developed. Before the outbreak of World War II, the...