Przemysl Jews: Places of Annihilation

The following are the three major places of annihilation of Przemysl Jews. Click on the links to find out more information about Przemysl families who perished. Belzec Janowska camp in Lwow Auschwitz Members of the Przemysl Jewish Comunity also perished in other camps, including Treblinka.  The Documentation Center of Austrian Resistance documented 62,000 Austrian Jews who fell victim to the Holocaust. For information about those among them who were born in Przemysl, click here. For a Brief History of the Holocaust in Przemysl and Deportations to Belzec from Przemysl County, 1942 click here Also see Outline of Jewish History in Przemysl

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Brief History of the Holocaust in Przemysl

Source: Encyclopedia of the Holocaust

Date	Event
September 14, 1939	German forces first occupy Przemysl (the whole city).
September 28, 1939	The Germans withdraw from the south/western part of the city (with the river San as demarcation line) and the Soviets take over that part of the city. The north/eastern part remains in German hands.
June, 1941	Beginning of the war between Germany and the Soviets.
June 18, 1942	One thousand Jewish men are deported to the Janowska camp in Lvov.
July 14, 1942	The Przemysl ghetto is established.
July 27 & 31, & August 3, 1942	The first Aktion takes place.
November 18, 1942	The second Aktion takes place. The ghetto is divided into section A (for workers) and B (for non-workers).
February, 1943	Section A of the ghetto becomes a labor camp.
September 2-3, 1943	The liquidation of Section B of the ghetto begins.
It is estimated that only about 300 of the Przemysl Jews survived the war.

Deportations to Belzec from Przemysl County, 1942