Borowa Site

Borowa, Poland

Borowa is included in the Kolbuszowa Region Research Group (KRRG). Shtetlach were interwoven together like a tapestry and the Jewish people of neighboring shtetlach linked by marriages, trade and marketing. They shared schools, cemeteries, kosher butchers, bakers and more. Smaller shtetlach registered their birth, marriages and death in a nearby larger shtetl. One should research the neighboring area as well as an individual shtetl. The KRRG web site has resources and information that is relevant to many shtetlach. To search for family links and learn more about neighboring shtetlach, please visit the Kolbuszowa Region Research Group (KRRG).

Administrative District: Mielec

Subdistrict - Judicial / Tax District: Radomysl Wielki

Location:

15.0 miles N of Kolbuszowa
30.8 miles NNW of Rzeszów
7.2 miles NNW of Mielec
13.4 miles NNE of Radomysl Wielki
Latitude 50°23' Longitude 21°22´
Altitude: 498 feet

Jewish Population before the Holocaust: 186

History/Geography:

In present day Poland Borowa is in the Podkarpackie Province (Województwo). County (Powiat) : Mielec. Rural Administrative District: Borowa
Borowa Jews registered their births, marriages and deaths in the Radomysl Wielki Kahal [Jewish community's local board]
Cemetery used by Borowa Jews: The Pinkhas Hakehillot entry for Borowa states that the Jews of Borowa used the Mielec Cemetery. The Radomysl Wielki Yizkor Book claims that the Jews of Borowa were buried in the Radomysl Wielki Cemetery. It is possible that both cemeteries were used by the Jews of Borowa, depending on the time period or “affiliation” to the local Rabbi or Chevra Kedisha [ Burial Society ] membership.

Maps:

View Borowa via MapQuest

Holocaust:

Pinkas Hakehillot Polin entry for Borowa. Translated by Lancy Spalter. Submitted to the Yizkor Book Project by Lancy Spalter for KRRG

The Neighborhood Borowa by Shalom Yam (from the Radomysl Wielki Yizkor Book)

Resources:

The 1929 Business Directory

The People of Borowa:

1) Faces:

The Spalters from Borowa bei Mielec

2) Biographies, Family Histories:

3) Memories, Reminiscences and Anecdotes:

Links and Databases:

When searching the links below, please remember that many towns in Poland have the same name. Make sure that the information you find refers to the shtetl you are researching.

Search for Borowa. The Jewish Records Indexing - Poland and JewishGen "All Poland Database" is a multiple database search facility, which incorporates all of the following databases:
JRI -Poland, Yizkor Book Necrologies, JewishGen Family Finder )JGFF), JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR), 1891 Galicia Business Directory, 1929 Polish Business Directory, 1890-1891 New York Immigrants from Poland, Austria and Galicia, JG Discussion Group Archives, SIG Mailing List Archives and much much more.

Search for any surname and /or town.

the "Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation Eastern European Archival Database" to see where some vital records are.

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