Lot 157
The Łosice Ghetto and the Deportation of Jews – Siedlce, Poland, 1942 – Three Photographs
Three photographs documenting the ghetto in Łosice, Siedlce Region, Lublin District, Poland, 1942.
The three photographs are captioned by hand on verso: "Łosice" (Hobrew); one of the photographs is captioned "Siedlce St. during the deportation 1942" (Hebrew).
on the eve of World War II, approx. 2900 Jews lived in Łosice, constituting approx. three fourth of the town's population. In December 1940, the Jews of the town were assembled in the ghetto. Many Jews from the surrounding area were brought to the ghetto, and in May 1942, the number of people living in the ghetto reached approx. 6,000. Most of the residents of the ghetto were sent to the Treblinka extermination camo in August 1942.
6X6 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
