| Osieck – June 19, 2024 |
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In 1942 the Germans deported the Jews from Osieck to a ghetto in Sobienie Jeziory and from there on 27.09.1942 they were transported to a German extermination camp in Treblinka. A group of 28 Jews went into hiding in Osieck and its vicinity. In spring of 1943 they were captured by German police, executed at the wall of a Catholic cemetery in Osieck and there buried. The unveiling ceremony was attended by: the Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich, representative of the Chancellery of the President of Poland Jakub Beczek, the mayor of Osieck Karolina Zowczak, a Catholic bishop Mieczyslaw Cislo, a local parish priest, a survivor from the Warsaw Ghetto, teachers and students from a school in Osieck, local authorities and the residents. The ceremony was led by the Foundation's president Zbigniew Niziński. After laying flowers at the memorial and raising prayers, the students made a poignant performance, singing and saying names of the Jewish children found in prewar school registers. The photos with faces of the Jews murdered in Osieck were presented.
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In the town of Osieck, The Lasting Memory Foundation commemorated the place of execution and burial of 28 Jews murdered in 1943. The ceremony of unveiling the memorial plaque was attended by local residents, students of a local school, authorities and invited guests who all paid honors to the dead.
