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[email protected] for further information about this collection LUBINSKY Village – Biskupiec 4 May 1944 Description or adversities during the war From March 17, 1942 till January 20, 1945 After Hitler’s army surprised Poland my small town Rodziejow-Kujawski endured very hard conditions. The Nazi’s terror was felt under all circumstances, but to a degree there was freedom to move about, thanks to the initiative of the entire town by approaching the administration with bribes, hoping that soon there would be a better tomorrow. One day, Sunday, June 25, 1041, we learned from secret sources that there is a war between our occupants and the Soviet Union. From that time on our past was erased and we started a new chapter in our lives. From the onset of the war, June 22, 1941, the “Jewish question” was taken over by the “arbeitsant” (labor center) and they commanded the handful of Jews. To start with they gave out orders that all Jews, regardless of age, must come to the market place. The selection of all the young and healthy started, and they were deported to labor camps. I and two of my brothers, Zalman and Szmulek, did not obey the orders.