Published : 2022-12-31

Beginnings of the Jewish Community in Strzelno (1772/1773–1815)

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The Jewish population settled in Kuyavia as early as at the beginning of the 15th century, primarily in royal towns, and, later on, in large numers, also in private towns. As for church towns, Jews were usually not allowed to settle there at all. One of such towns was Strzelno, owned by the local Norbertine order. This situation did not change until 1772, when, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, the town came under Prussian control. Despite the initially unfriendly legislation for Jews, who were barely tolerated during the reign of Frederick II, this group of people quite willingly began to settle in towns that had hitherto been closed to them. The first source of information about Jews living in Strzelno dates back to 1779–1780. This proves that they must have settled in the second half of the 1870s, probably in connection with a fire in the Jewish quarter in Inowrocław in 1775. Initially, the percentage of the Jewish population in Strzelno oscillated around 3%, to rise to about 4% in the period of the Duchy of Warsaw. However, shortly after Strzelno came under Prussian rule again, the number of local Jews doubled.

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Jews, Strzelno, Kuyavia, Prussia, Duchy of Warsaw



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Karczewski, D. (2022). Beginnings of the Jewish Community in Strzelno (1772/1773–1815). Jewish Studies. Almanac, 12, 41–51. https://doi.org/10.56583/sz.1399

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