With a new book, Polish priest uncovers buried past of a Jewish community destroyed by Nazis

‘Chocz The Promised Land? The history of the Jewish community,’ spotlights a community that played a significant role in the town from the early 19th century until it was vanquished by the Holocaust

The grainy black-and-white photographs appear like classic yearbook pictures: Rows of young, elementary-school students — the girls in sailor dresses and the boys in blazers, all wearing dour expressions — are set against the soot-covered stone walls and casement...

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