This is the text of the new Information Signboard dedicated on May 8, 2025
The Jewish Community in Trzcianne
Jews settled in Trzcianne in the first half of the 18th century. The number of Jews grew due to natural increase and immigration from nearby areas. In 1897, the village had 2,266 Jews, who constituted 98% of the population. According to the 1921 census, there were 1,401 Jews and 33 Christians in Trzcianne. Jews also lived in nearby villages: Brzeziny (7), Laskowiec (12), Milewo (7), Nowa Wieś (5), Szorce (6) and Zubole (21).
Jews in Trzcianne were known for producing boar bristle brushes. Others worked as pharmacists, coachmen, innkeepers, tailors, and shopkeepers. Many served in the Polish military. The Jews of Trzcianne lived, went to school, worked, and died side by side with their Christian neighbors.
In the summer of 1941, the German army and their collaborators murdered several hundred Jews. The Germans enclosed the rest in a ghetto, deported them to a transit camp in Bogusze in 1942 and later murdered them in extermination camps, including Treblinka. In the autumn of 1944, 16 Jews returned to Trzcianne and established a Jewish religious community. Several months later, the survivors were forced to leave the town.
The Jewish cemetery in Trzcianne
The Jewish cemetery was established in the mid-19th century. The number of people buried is unknown due to the destruction of records and tombstones. Considering the history and size of the Jewish community, it can be assumed that no less than two thousand people were buried in the cemetery. During and after World War II, the gravestones and the cemetery fence were destroyed. According to tradition, descendants of Jews from Trzcianne from all over the world return to the cemetery to lay stones, light candles, say prayers and pay homage to their ancestors.
Jews settled in Trzcianne in the first half of the 18th century. The number of Jews grew due to natural increase and immigration from nearby areas. In 1897, the village had 2,266 Jews, who constituted 98% of the population. According to the 1921 census, there were 1,401 Jews and 33 Christians in Trzcianne. Jews also lived in nearby villages: Brzeziny (7), Laskowiec (12), Milewo (7), Nowa Wieś (5), Szorce (6) and Zubole (21).
Jews in Trzcianne were known for producing boar bristle brushes. Others worked as pharmacists, coachmen, innkeepers, tailors, and shopkeepers. Many served in the Polish military. The Jews of Trzcianne lived, went to school, worked, and died side by side with their Christian neighbors.
In the summer of 1941, the German army and their collaborators murdered several hundred Jews. The Germans enclosed the rest in a ghetto, deported them to a transit camp in Bogusze in 1942 and later murdered them in extermination camps, including Treblinka. In the autumn of 1944, 16 Jews returned to Trzcianne and established a Jewish religious community. Several months later, the survivors were forced to leave the town.
The Jewish cemetery in Trzcianne
The Jewish cemetery was established in the mid-19th century. The number of people buried is unknown due to the destruction of records and tombstones. Considering the history and size of the Jewish community, it can be assumed that no less than two thousand people were buried in the cemetery. During and after World War II, the gravestones and the cemetery fence were destroyed. According to tradition, descendants of Jews from Trzcianne from all over the world return to the cemetery to lay stones, light candles, say prayers and pay homage to their ancestors.
This signboard was made thanks to Project Leader Bill Brostoff, Friends of Jewish Heritage in Poland, and Krzystof Bielawski and Piotr Puchta of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland,