Details: Jews were living in Dębica as early as 1673. They settled in Dębica after being banished from the nearby town of Pilzno. At the beginning of the twentieth century there were about 2200 Jews or about 55% of the population.  This vibrant small Jewish community was best known for two independent Jewish communities with two separate rabbinates and communal institutions (for Old Dębica and New Dębica).  By the late 1930's there were approximately 3300 Jews still living in Dębica. The Jews were lawyers, doctors, teachers, bakers, butchers, and tailors. When the Nazi forces occupied Dębica in 1939 through 1944, the Jews were imprisoned in the local ghetto to perform forced labor in Pustków and were finally sent to the Bełżec death camp. Approximately 13,000 Jews from the Dębica county were murdered in the Holocaust, including about 3000 Jews from the city of Dębica.  A few survivors escaped, survived the camps and were hidden by Poles. About 50-100 people survived the war.  Their stories along with the rich history of Dębica when it was a living part of world Jewry prior to 1939 are described in this volume. Read the details in the survivors’ own words as they remember and bring to life the once vibrant Jewish community of Dębica. Today there are no Jews living in Dębica, Poland. Deębica is located at 50°03' North Latitude and 21°25' East Longitude. Alternate names for the town are: Deębica [Polish], Dembitz [Yiddish, German], Debitsa, Dembica, Dembits, Dembitsa, Dembiza Nearby Jewish Communities: Pilzno 8 miles SW Ropczyce 9 miles E Przecław 11 miles NNE Wielopole Skrzyńskie 11 miles SE Brzostek 12 miles S Radomyśl Wielki 12 miles NNW Sędziszów Małopolski 13 miles E Jodłowa 14 miles SSW Rzochów 14 miles NNE Mielec 16 miles N Kołaczyce 16 miles S Radgoszcz 17 miles NW Ryglice 17 miles SW Frysztak 17 miles SSE Wampierzów 18 miles NNW Tuchów 19 miles WSW Tarnów 19 miles W Zgłobień 19 miles E Czudec 20 miles ESE Kolbuszowa 21 miles NE Dąbrowa Tarnowska 21 miles WNW Jasło 21 miles S Strzyżów 21 miles SE Biecz 23 miles SSW Widełka 23 miles ENE Borowa 23 miles N Szczucin 23 miles NW Sadkowa-Góra 23 miles N Żabno 24 miles WNW Rzepiennik Strzyżewski 24 miles SW Gromnik 24 miles SW Niebylec 25 miles ESE Radłów 25 miles W Jedlicze 25 miles SSE Głogów Małopolski 25 miles ENE Rzeszów 26 miles E Wojnicz 27 miles WSW Połaniec 27 miles NNW Ciężkowice 27 miles SW Majdan Królewski 27 miles NNE Tyczyn 28 miles ESE Gorlice 29 miles SSW Osiek Jasielski 29 miles S Pacanów 29 miles NNW Korczyna 29 miles SE Raniżów 29 miles ENE Zakliczyn 30 miles WSW

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