PDF Is Journalism Worth Dying For?: Final Dispatches by Anna Politkovskaya in History

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There once was a Jewish community in the ancient Polish town of Sierpc. As hundreds of other Jewish communities in Poland; Jewish Sierpc is no more. On the eighth day of the Second World War; September 8; 1939; the Germans occupied Sierpc; burnt the synagogue; and remained until they were expelled by the Red Army in January; 1945. Before the start of the Second World War and the Holocaust; Sierpc had a population of 10;051; more than 30% of which was Jewish. Sierpc was nestled in the valley and surrounded by mountains. Three rivers flowed within the boundaries of Sierpc; the river that was the namesake of the district; the Sierpianitza River; bisected the two parts of the town. The town was linked by four bridges; the bridge with the greatest traffic was on the Jewish Street. The surrounding countryside was known for its fertile fields and many orchards; as well as for its weaver establishments; breweries; tanneries; and vinegar factories. In this Sierpc Memorial Book; the Jewish community is vividly brought to life by the first-hand social; historical and political accounts by its former residents and by the numerous photographs. The exemplary writing makes this book unique and a must for all descendants of its residents and researchers of the history of the Sierpc Jewish Community. Alternate names for the town are: Sierpc [Polish]; Sheps [Yiddish]; Sherpts [Yiddish]; Serptz [Russian]; Scherps; Serepets; Serpec; Shepsk; Sherptz Nearby Jewish Communities: Bieżuń 12 miles ENE Skępe 13 miles W Rypin 16 miles NW Bielsk 16 miles SSE Drobin 16 miles SE Żuromin 16 miles NE Radzanów 18 miles E Lipno 20 miles W Raciąż 20 miles ESE Szreńsk 21 miles ENE Zieluń 21 miles NNE Kuczbork 21 miles NE Dobrzyń and Wisłą 21 miles SW Kikół 23 miles W Płock 23 miles S Strzegowo 26 miles E Glinojeck 27 miles E Lidzbark 27 miles NNE Brodnica 28 miles NNW