Remember Jewish Wola Uhruska

Pronunciation: Vola You-rusk-uh

Wola Uhruska is a village in southeast Poland, with a population of around 4,100. The village lies approximately 27 km south of Wlodawa and 27 km north of Chelm.

It is unclear what the pre-war Jewish population of Wola Uhruska or the nearby village of Kosyn were. In Piaski, a tiny village near Wola Uhruska, the pre-war population of Jews was around 35 total. In Wolczyny, a tiny village near Wlodawa, the Jewish community had a house of prayer which belonged to Szymon Majsterman, established in 1919. It was only open on Saturdays and public holidays. In 1922, the attendance at the Majsterman prayer house was ~10 individuals. The Jewish population was unclear.

In Uhrusk, a house of prayer belonging to Mendel Lederer was established in 1907. It was only open on Saturday and public holidays. In 1922, the attendance at this house of prayer was estimated at 10 people. Uhrusk had a pre-war Jewish population of around 100 Jews.

Zbereze is a village north and east of Wola Uhruska. The Jewish population was 10 to 12 families and approximately 40 to 50 people before the war. There is some information about Jews murdered in Zbereze.

Please review the site content below. Zachor - We Remember.

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[Jews murdered at Zbereze near Wola Uhruska]
[List of the Needy in Żmudź County (near Chelm) 9-7-1941 - JDC]
[List of Poor Jews in Wola Uhruska Who Received Flour 12-20-1940 - JDC]
[List of Poor Jews in Wola Uhruska Who Received American Gifts 12-20-1940 - JDC]
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Wola Uhruska LINKS

Village of Wola Uhruska:

Labor Camp in Sajczyce
Labor Camps of Sobibor #1 Labor Camps of Sobibor #2
Labor Camp in Tomaszowka and Rudnia
Memories of the Jews of Sawin (in Polish
Sobibor Remembrance Project

Genealogy:

Gitel Erlich Kagan interview
Jewish Records Indexing Poland - Sawin
Jewish Vital Records in the Polish State Archives

Remember Your Family:

Central Judaica Database - Museum of History of Polish Jews
Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors on Facebook
Guide to the YIVO Archives
Holocaust News/Events from Generations of the Shoah Int'l
Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database
JewishGen Family Finder
JewishGen Holocaust Database
JRI-Poland: Search for Your Family
Museum of History of Polish Jews Introduction
Yad Vashem: Search for Your Family
Yad Vashem: Submit Names of Your Family Members
Yad Vashem Requests Photos of Shoah Survivors and Families


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