 Poland (Country), Poland
Poland's boundaries have changed considerably over the years.
Between 1815 and 1916, Poland existed only as a region within the Russian Empire known as Congress Poland (or Kingdom of Poland), corresponding to the central and eastern portions of modern Poland.
Poland became independent in 1918, and by 1921 had had expanded to include Posen (from Germany), Galicia (from Austria-Hungary), and western portions of Wolhynia and Belarus (from Russian).
In 1945, much of the eastern area was returned to the USSR: Wolhynia and East Galicia went to Ukraine and Belarus was restored to its current boundaries.
In exchange, Poland received Silesia and additional areas from Germany. |
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| Original Title: | Pinkas ha-kehilot; entsiklopediya shel ha-yishuvim le-min hivasdam ve-ad le-aher shoat milhemet ha-olam ha-sheniya: Poland vol. 6: Poznan and Pomerania Districts; Gdansk |
| English Title: | Pinkas hakehillot: encyclopedia of Jewish Communities: Poland vol. 6: Poznan and Pomerania Districts; Gdansk |
| Editor: | Abraham Wein |
| Published: | Jerusalem 1999 |
| Publisher: | Yad Vashem Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority |
| | Pages: 156 Languages: H |
| Notes: | The Yizkor Book Project web site currently includes translation for Gdańsk |
| Translation: | http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_poland/pinkas_poland6.html |
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| See WorldCat site: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84733894 |
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| New York Public Library, Jewish Division, New York, NY, United States, Call No: *PXK 96-1257 v. 4, pt. 6 |
| Harvard University Library, Cambridge, MA, United States, Call No: Heb 16018.749 |
| Hebrew College, Newton Centre, MA, United States, Call No: Ref XE 62 |
| Brandeis University Library, Waltham, MA, United States, Call No: RefDS135.E8 P5 |
| Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN, United States, Call No: 943.8 P655 v.6 |
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