Zaręby Kościelne

Zaręby Kościelne
Village
Church of Saint Simon and Jude Thaddeus
Zaręby Kościelne
Coordinates: 52°45′25″N22°7′30″E / 52.75694°N 22.12500°E / 52.75694; 22.12500
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Ostrów Mazowiecka
Gmina	Zaręby Kościelne
Population
• Total	660

Zaręby Kościelne [zaˈrɛmbɨ kɔɕˈt͡ɕɛlnɛ] is a village in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. ^[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Zaręby Kościelne.

Jewish history

Before the Holocaust the place had a considerable Jewish community. ^[2] In Yiddish the place was known under the name Zarombe or Zaromb (Yiddish : זארומב.

References

1. "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
2. Mordechai Tsanin, Yiddish title: Iber sztejn un sztok. A rajze iber hunder chorew-geworene kehiles in Pojln; Polish title: Przez ruiny i zgliszcza. Podróż po stu zgładzonych gminach żydowskich w Polsce; Hebrew : תל עולם: מסע על פני מאה קהילות נחרבות

External links

• Jewish Community in Zaręby Kościelne on Virtual Shtetl.