DEBICA (Dembitsa) - Poland



THE SHTETL
This WEB site is a memorial monument for the Jews who lived and died in the Shtetl Debica (Dembica-Dembitz) near Krakow, Poland.

Old Debica New Debica
New Debica Old Debica

Many Jews left the town at the beginning of the 20th century and their descendants are scattered all over the world. I am one of them.

Most of Debica`s Jews were shot by the Germans during the Second World War.
We will never forget the victims!!!

The Jewish cemeteryShattered tombstones in Debica Jewish cemetery



I traveled Debica and the Krakow area in August 1996 in order to collect some information about my family, take photos and feel the atmosphere of this area.That was helpful in creating this home page for all of you in the world, who are interested in this subject.



You can find Debica 100 KM East to Krakaw , South of Poland.


Area Map



Photos that I took in Debica on August 1996.
Map of Debica during the Second World War.
Debica map today


Information about families with roots in Debica.
(The information arrived to me by letters & e - mails from descendants of people from Debica)

Families from Dembica
April
Augenbraun
Bierenbaum
Bistrong
Boxer
Chaim
Czecher
Daar
Denbin
Dintenfass
Domb
Eisen
Fass
Ferber
Fett
Flame
Fox
Franzblau
Freeman
Gewirtz
Goldberg
Goldblum
Goldner
Hand
Hirsch
Honig
Isler
Klotz
Jortner
Koenig
Kornreich
Lederberger
Lishe/Lescha
Mandel
Melik
Mintz
Nusbaum
Orzech
Perlmutter
Polaner
Polniaszek
Popiel
Precker
Prekker
Preker
Recht
Reiner
Reis
Rosenfeld
Ruebenfeld
Schild
Schnur
Schneps
Schotland
Schrier
Schultenfrei
Shuldenfrei
Semmel
Sokol

Solow
Somer
Sommerfeld
(Summerfield)

Spira
Springer
Stumler
Sussman
Taffet
Tark
Taub
Teitelbaum
Ulman
Weber
Weinstein
Wisniewski
Wolf
Wulwik
Zimmerman
Zinn
Cohen
Blauner
Billet
Gewirtz
Ferziger
Apfelrot


Boznica (Synagoga) - old Jewish Synagogue - will be change from store to museum. ( It's already made decision by mayor of Debica.)


  • Information about my trip to Debica.
  • Information about the NYC DEMBITZER ORGANIZATION (New York-USA)
    15th Anniversary banquet - 1915
    50th Anniversary banquet - 1950
    60th Anniversary banquet - 1960
  • Many from Debica Jews were killed in Pustkow and Belzec concentration camps.

  • Photos from Auschwitz and Birkenau camps and the area (taken during my visit in Poland on August 1996).
  • Letters and E mails that I have received from people who have visited this home page.
  • Photos from the reopening the reconstructed old Jewish cemetery in Debica- Funded by the NISSENBAUM FOUNDATION .
  • Information about Ghetto Bochnia located 75 km west to Debica.
  • The Dembitz Yizkor book
  • Debica Web site in Poland
  • Information about Pustkov Nazi camp (near Debica)
  • Mr Ireneusz Socha still works in Debica.
  • Gesher Galicia
  • Photos from "old" Debica.
  • Old postcards from old Debica.
  • Visit "old" Debica by additional special old photos.
  • Old photos of Jews from Debica

    Preker`s Roots
    JewishGen
    The Jewish Literacy Foundation


    Polish Jewish sites
    polishjews.org


    Israeli Wineries and Wines - English
    אתר היין הישראלי - Hebrew

    This site was created on 1997 by:
    Eng. Israel Preker
    Rishon Lezion, Israel
    E mail:pisrael@netvision.net.il