Widawa, Łódź Voivodeship

Widawa [viˈdava] is a village in Łask County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Widawa. It lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Łask and 53 km (33 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.

For the river, see Widawa.
Widawa
Village
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Widawa
Coordinates: 51°26′14″N 18°56′21″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyŁask
GminaWidawa
Population
 • Total1,300

The village has a population of 1,300. Before World War II, the town included about 800 Jews, around one-third of the town's population. On arrival in September 1939, the Germans burned the community's rabbi Abraham Mordechaij Maroko alive because he would not burn the Torah scrolls. During the next two years, the Germans sent many of the town's Jews to forced labor camps and forced others to live in a concentrated ghetto. Some Jews were also sent to Belchatow. Eventually, most of Widawa's Jews were sent to the Chelmno killing camp where they were immediately gassed. Few survived the war.[2]

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Megargee, Geoffrey (2012). Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos. Bloomington, Indiana: University of Indiana Press. p. Volume II, 113-114. ISBN 978-0-253-35599-7.


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