Radoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Radoszyce is a village in central Poland with 3,400 inhabitants, situated in Końskie County in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kielce Voivodeship, 11 miles SW of the town of Końskie.

1 History
- 1.1 Jewish History of Końskie
2 Famous people born in Radoszyce
3 Twin towns
4 External links

[edit] History

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[edit] Jewish History of Końskie

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In 1900 there were 1728 Jews living in Radoszyce. Konskie was both a town -- 50-66% Jewish -- and a county (powiat). Some of the main Jewish towns of the county were Konskie (called Kinsk by Jews), Gowarczow, Przedeborz, Opozno, Starachowice and others. Between the Germans, the Polish Blue Police (main police force) and the eager collaboration of non-Jewish Poles, almost all Jews from Konskie were murdered during WW II. Very few survived under German occupation, some survived in the USSR. However, those who returned were literally chased out of town, threatened with murder ou murdered as in the case of the Kielce riots -- engulfed ALL of Poland in July 1946. Today, most towns in the area have histories conveniently sanitized of the Jewish presence that, in fact, put them on the map.