Remember Jewish Wysokie (near Zakrzew and Bychawa, Lublin)

Pronunciation: Vye-sock-ee Loo-belsk-ee

HISTORY OF JEWISH WYSOKIE

Wysokie is a town located 24 km. south of Lublin and has a current population of 600 people. It is not the same as either Wysokie Mazowieckie or Wysockie Litewski / Wysokie Litewski.

Jews have resided in Wysokie (Lublin) since at least 1536. In 1787 there were 255 people in Wysokie, including 63 Jews. In 1886, there were 5,841 citizens in town, including 352 Jews (6%). In 1921, Wysokie had 2,187 citizens, including 352 Jews (16%). The 1939 population of Jews was 350 to 550.

In 1930s Poland, there was an increase in anti-semitic incidents; in Wysokie, Jewish citizens faced an economic boycott. Some Poles with nationalist beliefs promoted "Don't buy from the Jews" slogans.

Wysokie had between 350 and 550 Jews in 1939. Jewish communities nearby included: Gielczew (unknown Jewish population), Nowy Dwor (20 Jews), Studzianki (45 Jews), Zakrzew (50 Jews) and Zdzilowice (100 Jews). The Jews from these towns and villages were largely murdered in the Shoah.

WYSOKIE DURING THE HOLOCAUST

Very little is known about Jews from Wysokie during the Holocaust. Before the Shoah, anti-semitism was a consistent problem for Jews living in Wysokie. In March, 1941, 320 Jews from Lublin were deported to Wysokie. In March 1942, local Jews were transported by the Nazis to Izbica; from there, they were sent to the extermination camp at Belzec. In mid-May 1942, 200 Jews from Wysockie ghetto were dispatched to the Sobibor extermination camp.

In the spring of 1942, Nazis formed a forced labor camp in Wysokie. Soon after, around 200 Jews were transported here from Turobin and other surrounding towns. Prisoners stayed in two houses belonging to local farmers. In April, 1942, 500 Jews from the Wysokie ghetto were dispatched to Turobin. From there, they were sent to their deaths at Sobibor death camp's gas chambers.

In autumn of 1942 (either October or November), the camp in Wysokie was liquidated and all remaining Jews were send to Izbica ghetto; from Izbica, they were sent to extermination camps (probably Belzec, though possibly Sobibor). In all, 500 Jews from Wysokie and 250 or more from nearby locales were murdered via the Wysokie ghetto. This final deportation marked the end of Jewish community in Wysokie.

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 Town of Wysokie:

- Bychawa Yizkor Book (Translation)

Genealogy:

- Jewish Records Indexing Poland - Bychawa
- 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

CONTACTS

U.S.: LublinJewish@gmail.com