Radomysl Wielki, Poland

Radomysl Wielki 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).

Shtetl Variant names:   Radomysl, Gross Radomysl, Groys / Grois Radomysl, Radimishil, Radimishle, Radimishli Gadol, Radomishel, Radomishl, Radomishl Vyelki /Wielke, Radomshla, Radomishle, Radomishli Rabati

Administrative District:  Mielec

Subdistrict - Judicial / Tax District:   Radomysl Wielki

Location:

• 9.6 miles W of Kolbuszowa
• 34.1 miles WNW of  Rzeszów
• 8.8 miles SW of Mielec
• 6.3 Miles ESE of Sokolów Malopolski
• Latitude 50°16   Longitude  21°59’
• Altitude: 672 feet

Jewish Population before the Holocaust:   1,422

History/Geography:

• In present day Poland Radomysl Wielki is in the Podkarpackie Province (Województwo).  County (Powiat): Mielec. Rural Administrative District (Gmina):   Radomysl Wielki

• Radomysl Wielki was noted for flour milling and brickworks.

• Essay  by Mendel Eisland
• Pinkas Hakehillot Entry For Radomysl Wielki. Translated And Submitted To The Yizkor Book Project By Lancy Spalter For KRRG

Maps:

• View Radomysl Wielki via MapQuest 

Holocaust:

• The First Days with the Germans  by Haja Garen-Rozenblat (now Levi)
• The Liquidation of Radomysl  by  Moshe Reiner
• What the Jews did for a Living  by Jechezkel Eisland
• Radomysl Wielki - Partisan Warfare by Helena Aussenberg. Reprinted with the permission of Morty Miller, Editor
• "The Teacher of the Class is Gone"  Excerpt from Speech given by Krystina Pienkos during the Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Annihilation of the Jewish Community  of Radomysl Wielki. Reprinted with the permission of Morty Miller, Editor
• Excerpt from speech by Anthony Ballarin. Given during the Radomysl Wielki Commemoration, July 19, 1992.  Reprinted with the permission of Morty Miller, Editor

Resources: 

• 1929 Business Directory
• 1929 Business Directory Translation 

Photos & Postcards:

Travelogues: 

Books:

Articles:

• Speech by Jan Ziobron. Given during the Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Annihilation of the Jewish Community of Radomysl Wielki.  Reprinted with the permission of Morty Miller, Editor
• Speech by Eisig Leibowicz Made during the Radomysl Wielki Commemoration, July 19, 1992
• Radomysl Wielki, Poland.  Morty Miller’s visit to Radomysl Wielki during the Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Annihilation of the Jewish Community of  Radomysl Wielki.  Written and submitted by Morty Miller
• History of the Jewish Commune in Radomysl Wielki by Jan Ziobron. Reprinted with the permission of Morty Miller, Editor

The People of Radomysl Wielki: 

1)Faces:

2)Biographies:

3)Memories,  Reminiscences and Anecdotes:

• “The Murder"  by Menachem Porath (Mendel Wolf)
• The Three Betei Midrash
• Meir Kutsh by David Pelz

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 Radomyśl Wielki. 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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