Plonsk is a city northwest of Warsaw. Prior to the start of the war, there were about 6,000 Jews in the town. The Germans occupied the town on September 5, 1939, and a a relief committee organized by the Jews was designated a Judenrat in July, 1940. The ghetto was formed in September, 1940, and liquidated in November, 1942. About 12,000 Jews from Plonsk and its vicinity passed through the ghetto. During the liquidation of the ghetto, its inhabitants were sent to Auschwitz.
Below are thumbnails of the front and back of a postcard dated January 8, 1942, from Plonsk to France. The card is cancelled Plohnen (German variation for Plonsk). The message indicates that parcel was much appreciated and please send a sheet as we are sleeping on rough straw. 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. 1002-04
Museum of Tolerance On Line Learning Center
http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Holocaust/Plonsk.html
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