 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. 4: Warsaw and its region |
| English Title: | Pinkas hakehillot: encyclopedia of Jewish Communities: Poland vol. 4: Warsaw and its region |
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| Published: | Jerusalem 1989 |
| Publisher: | Yad Vashem Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority |
| | Pages: 506 Languages: H |
| Notes: | Web site currently includes pages for Brańszczyk, Ciechanowiec, Długosiodło, Gabin, Kiernozia, Lipno, Mława, Osięciny, Plock, Poreba Koceby , Poreba Srednia, Różan and Zakroczym. |
| Translation: | http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_poland/pinkas_poland4.html |
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| Libraries |
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| See WorldCat site: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22956042 |
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| New York Public Library, Jewish Division, New York, NY, United States, Call No: *PXK 96-1252 v. 4 pt. 4 |
| Brandeis University Library, Waltham, MA, United States, Call No: RefDS135.E8 P5 |
| Jews' College Library, London, , England, Call No: Has book |
| Rambam Library, Tel Aviv, , Israel, Call No: ka104 |
| Hebrew Union College, New York, NY, United States, Call No: f DS135 E83 P5 |
| Yeshiva University Library, New York, NY, United States, Call No: Ref DS135 E83 P5 |
| Harvard University Library, Cambridge, MA, United States, Call No: Heb 16018.749 |
| Hebrew College, Newton Centre, MA, United States, Call No: Ref XE 62 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary Library, New York, NY, United States, Call No: Ref DS 135 E83 P5 |
| YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Library, New York, NY, United States, Call No: Ref DS 135 |
| Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States, Call No: DS 135 P6 P492 1976 |
| Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States, Call No: Has book |
| Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN, United States, Call No: 943.8 P655 v.3 |
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