Sokolow Malopolski, Poland

General

Sokolow Malopolski was a town in the Lwow district about 17 miles from Rzeszow. The Jewish population reached its peak at the turn of the century (2,155 about 45% of total population). By the end of World War I, the population had decreased to about 1,350. The Germans established a ghetto in 1941 which was filled with refugees. In June, 1942, the Jews were expelled to Rzeszow and from there to the Belzec death camp.

Postcard

Below are thumbnails of the front and back of a postcard sent by the Judenrat in Sokolow Malopolski to the Judenrat in the Lizmannstadt ghetto, postmarked February 13, 1941. The card contains a handwritten message in Polish, a violet 4-line Der Judenrat/ in Sokolow (Kreis Rzeszow)/ Rada Zydowska/ w Sokolowie Mlp cachet on the front, and a violet circular cachet on the back. There is a brief note from Lodz in green. Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Postcard" in the left frame to return.

References

Spector, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust (2001), P. 1213

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kolbuszowa/sokolow/sokolow1.html

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