Będzin Synagogue

Będzin on an old postcard. View of the castle in Będzin and the synagogue at the beginning of the 20th century from the side of the Czarna

Until World War II, Będzin had a vibrant Jewish community. According to the Russian census of 1897, out of the total population of 21,200, Jews constituted 10,800 (around 51% percent). According to the Polish census of 1921 the town had a Jewish community consisting of 17,298 people, or 62.1 percent of its total population. In September 1939, the German Army overran this area, followed by the SS death squads, who burned the Będzin synagogue and murdered 200 Jewish inhabitants.


presentation Section: Life Before The War