THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF KLECZEW IN THE YEARS 1815-1863 IN LIGHT OF THE RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF KLECZEW (Spolecznosc zydowska Kleczewa w latach 1815-1863 w swietle 'Akt miasta Kleczewa')

• Authors: Grzeszczak Maciej
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article was written on the basis of the collection of the 'Records of the town of Kleczew', kept in the Konin branch of the State Archives in Poznan. On this basis the author painted a picture of Kleczew's Jewish population in the years 1815-1860 seen from the religious, economic and social angle. The Jews first settled in Kleczew at the end of the 16th century but did not rise to prominence in the town's life until the 19th century. The Jewish population began to dominate in the town's business activities during that time, controlling the most important branches of the town's economy, i.e., commerce and crafts. One of the they had to undertake due to the realities of life under foreign rule was the defence of their religious and ethnic autonomy. The Jews of Kleczew attained that goal, among other things, by obtaining the consent of the authorities of the Kingdom of Poland to the construction of a new synagogue. The synagogue built in the years 1853-1860 served as a place of worship until its desecration by the Nazis in the years 1940-1941.

Keywords

EN

JEWISH COMMUNITY - KLECZEW; MARKETS; SYNAGOGUE

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw, Poland
• Journal: Kwartalnik Historii Żydow
• Year: 2010
• Issue: 3(235)
• Pages: 345-354
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Grzeszczak Maciej

• Maciej Grzeszczak, no data

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA08844