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Pre-1939: Stryków, town, Łódź województwo, Poland; 1939–1945: Strykow, Kreis Brzeziny, Regierungsbezirk Kalisch (later Regierungsbezirk Litzmannstadt), Reichsgau Wartheland; post-1998: Stryków, Łódź województwo, Poland Stryków is located about 26 kilometers (16 miles) north-northeast of Łódź. Just prior to World War II, about 2,000 Jews were living in the town. In September 1939, the German army entered Stryków, and 2 Jews were killed. On December 29, 1939, about 1,600 Jews from Stryków were resettled to Główno. Initially, the authorities in Główno did not want to accept them and tried to send them back to Stryków, but the mayor denied them entry so they remained in Główno. In Stryków itself, only 378 Jews remained, composed of laborers employed in the leather factory and some indispensable craftsmen, together with family members who were permitted to stay with them.1 The Stryków ghetto was established in the spring of 1940. It was located along Kościuszko Street (37-61) and on Brow...
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Pre-1939: Stryków, town, Łódź województwo, Poland; 1939–1945: Strykow, Kreis Brzeziny, Regierungsbezirk Kalisch (later Regierungsbezirk Litzmannstadt), Reichsgau Wartheland; post-1998: Stryków, Łódź województwo, Poland Stryków is located about 26 kilometers (16 miles) north-northeast of Łódź.
Just prior to World War II, about 2,000 Jews were living in the town.
In September 1939, the German army entered Stryków, and 2 Jews were killed.
On December 29, 1939, about 1,600 Jews from Stryków were resettled to Główno.
Initially, the authorities in Główno did not want to accept them and tried to send them back to Stryków, but the mayor denied them entry so they remained in Główno.
In Stryków itself, only 378 Jews remained, composed of laborers employed in the leather factory and some indispensable craftsmen, together with family members who were permitted to stay with them.
1 The Stryków ghetto was established in the spring of 1940.
It was located along Kościuszko Street (37-61) and on Brow.