Dąbrowa Górnicza Jewish Community until the end of WW I

Dąbrowa Górnicza was established during ancient times on the margins of the Roman Empire, and suffered frequent invasions and fires. At the end of the 18th century, coal deposits were discovered in the area, and a coal mine was opened, with the town of Dąbrowa Górnicza alongside it – a small settlement with some 180 residents. Many Jews worked in different branches of trade and light industry, as a result of which they were allowed to reside only in municipal settlements to whose economic activities they could contribute. By order of the mine's administration, a few Jews were permitted to settle close to the mines as tenants of bars or inns. Even after this, Dąbrowa Górnicza was still considered a village, and it was difficult for Jews to obtain permission to live there.

A bookstore at the corner of Sienkiewicze-Sobieskiego Streets in Dąbrowa Górnicza during Russian rule before World War I

Memorial Book of the Jewish Community of Dąbrowa Górnicza and its Destruction

The first Dąbrowan Jewish committee assembled to open a savings account, 1912.

Standing, left to right: Gershon-Chanoch Spielberg, Yakel Mitlman, David Yosef Grinbaum, Yisrael Zilbershatz, Reuven Grossfeld. Seated: Getzel Storchein, David Bar Zigreich, Shlomo Halperin, Sternik (a dentist), Nachman Aron Gutman, Jakob Szalom Fiszel.

Memorial Book of the Jewish Community of Dąbrowa Górnicza and its Destruction

A delegation of Jews from Dąbrowa Górnicza gathered to greet the head of the Catholic Church of the Kielce District, 1910.

Standing, left to right: Eliezer Fruchtsweig, Yossel Neta Schweimer, Chanoch Spielberg, Shlomo Rechnic, Berl Fuchs, unknown, Sander Reichman. Seated, left to right: David Nuber, Dov Bar Zigreich, Carpenstein the photographer, Moshe Mitlman, David Grinbaum.

Memorial Book of the Jewish Community of Dąbrowa Górnicza and its Destruction