Rymanow,poland

HOW LARGE WAS THE TOWN’S/CITY’S JEWISH POPULATION AND HOW LONG HAD JEWS BEEN LIVING THERE?

• Poland's population in 1939 was an estimated population of 35.1 million, with about 3.1% Jews. And the estimated population in Rymanow Poland in 1921 was about 3,545, with about an estimation of 1,412 Jews living there. Jews have been living in Rymanow Poland since as early as 1567. In 1567 there were 7 Jewish families living in Rymanow Poland. And in 1570 a Jew named Abraham received permission to open up a blacksmith workshop. In 1591, 20 Jewish families lived in Rymanow Poland.

What was Jewish life/culture in the town/city like prior to the Nazi invasion?

Life prior to Nazi invasion: Many Jews were merchants of wine that was imported from Hungary. The councils of the land debated the matter, and as a result the community was warned about libitation wine. At first the council intended to forbid the Jews entirely to deal with such wine, but that was the Jews main occupation so they foreclosed with just a warning. In 1930's Jews suffered economically. In 1938 Jews were not allowed to deal with tobacco.

Where is or was that town/city located?

• Rymanow is located in Poland, 8 miles northwest of Krosno.

When and how did the town/city come under Nazi rule (timeline)?

• After the outbreak of World War II, the Germans occupied much of Rymanow, they issued an order saying that for almost all the Jews in Rymanow to move within the next 24 hours to the Soviet occupied area on the east bank of the River San. Only a small number of Jews were permitted to stay. Many of the people who went to the Soviet area were deported in the Summer of 1940 to the Soviet Interior. The Jews remaining in Rymanow were forced to pay a fine. On August 1, 1942 all Jewish males aged 14-35 were deported to the Plasow labor camp where many faced their death. On August 13, 1942 the remainder of the Jewish community was deported to the Belzec death camp.

What was the fate of this particular town’s/city’s Jews during the Holocaust?

• The fate of this particular town was: After the Polish defeat up to 10,000 Soviet prisoners were killed by Germans. The camp also served as a transit camp for the local Jewish population, which were then mostly murdered in the German concentration camp.