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Błaszki
Błaszki ([ˈbwaʂkʲi]) is a town in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland, with 1,992 inhabitants as of December 2021.[3] History
Błaszki was founded in the 14th century.[5] In 1926, town limits were greatly expanded by including the settlements of Janówka and Lubanów and a part of Borysławice as new neighbourhoods.[6] Jewish communityThe first historical mention of Jewish residents dates back to 1717.[5] In the 1860s, Jewish residents accounted for 60% of the total population.[5] Until the 1920s an estimated 400 Jewish families and 215 Christian families resided in Blaszki.[7] The Jewish community was frequently targeted by anti-Semitic attacks.[7] Additionally, they were the victims of organized anti-Jewish boycotts which arranged to open a Christian shop next door or directly across from every Jewish shop.[7] The Holocaust brought an end to this community.[5] In September 1939, immediately after the German invasion of Poland, the Nazis arrested ten of the most important members of the community and executed them[5] On December 20, 1939,[5] the Błaszki Jews were transported to Łosice, Sarnaki and Sokołowo.[7] In 1932 a local Zionist activist and writer Herman Solnik, published Fun alṭn ḳloysṭer (From The Old Monastery, in Yiddish), a book of tales and legends about Błaszki and the then Kalisz County.[8] Notable people
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