Koniecpol, Poland

General

Koniecpol was a town in the Lodz district of Poland. The Jewish community in the town dated from the 17th Century. At the outbreak of the war, a Judenrat was established, but the Jews were not ghettoized. The Judenrat was used primarily to collect exorbitant fines and providing workers for forced labor. By May, 1941, there were 1,182 Jews in the town, including 518 refugees from surrounding villages. In September, 1942, more Jews from neighboring towns were brought to Koniecpol. On October 6, 1942, all the Jews (about 1,600) were deported to the Treblinka death camp.

Cover

Below are thumbnails of the front and back of a registered cover dated December, 1940, from Koniecpol to the Road Building Office in Tschenstochau (Czestochowa). The cover bears a two line cachet Altestenrat in Koniecpol and a circular cachet Altestenrat/Rada Starszych/in Koniecpol. Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Cover" in the left frame to return.

References

Spector, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, P. 653

http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Pinkas_poland/pol1_00233.html

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