Piaski Luterskie was a town in the Lublin district of Poland. In 1939, the Jewish population was about 4,000. In early 1940, a Judenrat and ghetto were established. The arrival of refugees increased the ghetto population to about 5,000, which led to the creation of a second ghetto. In March, 1942, about 3,500 Jews were deported to the Belzec death camp to make room for over 5,000 Jews from Germany and Czechoslovakia. In September and October, 1942, over 4,000 Jews were deported to Belzec and Sobibor. The ghetto was liquidated in early 1943, with the men being sent to the Trawniki transit camp.
Below are thumbnails of the front and back of two postcards. The first was sent by a person named Perel in the Judische Gemeinde in Piaski to his relative Max Perel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, postmarked May 24, 1940. The card bears a violet Piaski Judenrat box cancel on the front. The second card is dated May 24, 1940, addressed to Boston. The card bears a violet Piaski Judenrat box cancel on the front. Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Postcard" in the left frame to return.
Spector, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust (2001), P. 985
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