[Condition of Jewish Communities in Wartime, a Survey]

Entries documenting the state of Jewish communities in the period of September 1939 – November 1939. This entry surveys Zambrow (occupied by the Germans, burned, Ryki (occupied by the Germans, bombing caused severe damage), Międzyrzec Podlaski (occupied by the Germans, then by the Soviets, then by Germans again, when the Red Army left all young people left with it, several streets burned entirely), Skierniewice (occupied by the Germans, totally burned by bombing), Belchatow (occupied by the Germans, about 8000 Jews fled on the first day, thousands more later, Jewish shops looted, books confiscated), Stoczek (occupied by the Germans, burned, many casualties from fires, many fled to refugee camps), Biała Podlaska (occupied by Germans, bombarded, many wounded from bombing), and Wohyń (occupied by the Germans, burned by German firebombs). This is part of a survey of Jewish communities conducted by a committee of reporters and public figures in Vilnius, Lithuania, in December 1939 concerning the state of Polish Jews under the German occupation.

Międzyrzec Podlaski (Poland), Zambrów (Poland), Ryki (Lublin, Poland), Vilkomir, Bełchatów (Poland), Stoczek (Wojewodztwo Mazowieckie, Poland), Biała Podlaska (Poland), Wohyn (Poland), Węgrów (Poland)