JWST 240 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading: Antisemitism
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Jedwabne is situated at the intersection of two river valleys. The most devastating memory consumed almost 3/4 of the town in 1916. The 18th century wooden synagogue burned down before the outbreak of wwi. Jedwabne received its town charter in 1736 though at that time it had already been settled for at least 300 years. Jews had come to jedwabne from tykocin and were subject to the tykockin jewish communal authority. On the eve of wwi, the jewish population was approximately 3,000 but after 1916, the number shrank to. 700 as a result of wartime devastation and deliberate. According to census figures of 1931, the town population totaled 2,167 and over 60% of the inhabitants identified themselves as jews and the rest of the residents were of. Itinerant merchants and craftsmen went on their journeys to look for employment for months at a time. Rabbi jacob baker began his religious education at the.
