Overview
History of Lubień Kujawski’s Jewish Community
Source: Virtual Shtetl
The oldest mention of Lubien Kujawski dates from 1399. Jews began to settle there in the second half of the 18th century. A hundred years later, Lubien Kujawski had 661 Jewish residents, making up about half the town’s population. The Lubien kehila owned a wooden synagogue with a sheet iron roof and a wooden prayer house, both constructed in the first half of the 19th century. By 1928, about 80 percent of local commercial and industrial businesses were owned by Jews. The Jewish community of Lubien Kujawski met its end early in the German occupation; young Jews were sent to forced labor camps in November 1939 and the town’s remaining Jewish residents were expelled to the territory of the General Government. In the spring of 1940, the town’s former Jewish residents lived in the ghettoes of Wiskitki, Skierniewice, Blonie, Zyrardow, and Warsaw. The Jewish community of Lubien was not revived after the war. READ MORE
Resources
- JRI-Poland Town Page for Lubien Kujawski
- “Holding Physical Traces in Your Hands: Vital Records in Kowal and Historical Walks in Lubien Kujawskia” from ADJCP President Marysia Galbraith’s Uncovering Jewish Heritage blog
- Mapio.net Photos of Lubien Kujawski
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