Błaszki

Błaszki ([ˈbwaʂkʲi]; German: Schwarzau) is a town in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,047 inhabitants (2020).[1]

Błaszki
The Independence Square, Błaszki
Coat of arms
Błaszki
Coordinates: 51°39′N 18°26′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountySieradz
GminaBłaszki
Government
 • MayorPiotr Świderski
Area
 • Total1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total2,047 [1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
98-235
Car platesESI
Websitehttp://www.blaszki.pl/

History

Błaszki was founded in the 14th century.[2]

Jewish Community (1700’s - Holocaust)

The first historical mention of Jewish residents dates back to 1717.[2] In the 1860s, Jewish residents accounted for 60% of the total population.[2] Until the 1920’s an estimated 400 Jewish families and 215 Christian families resided in Blaszki.[3] The Jewish community was frequently targeted by anti-Semitic attacks.[3] Additionally, they were the victims of organized ant-Jewish boycotts which arranged to open a Christian shop next door or directly across from every Jewish shop.[3] The Holocaust brought an end to this community.[2] 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[2] On December 20th 1939,[2] the Błaszki Jews were transported to Łosice, Sarnaki and Sokołowo[3]

Legacy

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.[4]

Notable People

References
  1. "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 19 November 2021. Data for territorial unit 1014024.
  2. "Blaszki Old Jewish Cemetery". ESJF Surveys -. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  3. Lask, I. M. (Israel Meir) (1968). The Kalish book. Tel-Aviv : Societies of Former Residents of Kalish and the Vicinity in Israel and U.S.A. p. 86-89. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. Solnik, Herman (1932). Fun alṭn ḳloysṭer legendn un dertseylungen. Ṿarshe : Ṿilner farlag fun B. Ḳletsḳin. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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