Busko-Zdroj was a town located in the southeastern part of the Chelm district. After the German occupation in September, 1939, a Judenrat was established. The Ghetto was created in April, 1941, and liquidated in October, 1942. It is estimated that about 2,000 Jews populated the Ghetto. These Jews were transferred to Treblinka.
Below are thumbnails of the front and back of a registered postcard dated April 11, 1940, from the Judenrat in Busko-Zdroj to the Judenrat in Lodsch (Litzmannstadt). The card contains the cachet for the Judenrat in Busko-Zdroj. Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Postcard" 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. 224
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