Belzyce was a town in the Lublin district. The ghetto was created in 1940 and liquidated in May, 1943. Beginning in May, 1942 Jews from Lublin, Krakow and Germany were transported to Belzyce. Prior to the liquidation of the ghetto, a number of Jews were deported to the camps at Majdanek and Sobibor. During the liquidation, most men were transferred to the labor camp at Budzyn and most of the women and children were shot.
Below is the thumbnail of the front of an envelope dated September 17, 1941 from Belzyce to a Julius Israel Rosenstock in Bingen, Germany. The cover has a "Belzyce Uber Lublin" cancellation. Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Cover" in the left frame to return.
Encyclopedia Judaica, CD-Rom Edition, Keter Publishing
Spector, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust (2001), P. 105
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