Błaszki
Błaszki (; ) is a town in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,047 inhabitants (2020). History. Błaszki was founded in the 14th century. Jewish Community (1700’s - Holocaust). The first historical mention of Jewish residents dates back to 1717. In the 1860s, Jewish residents accounted for 60% of the total population. Until the 1920’s an estimated 400 Jewish families and 215 Christian families resided in Blaszki. The Jewish community was frequently targeted by anti-Semitic attacks. Additionally, they were the victims of organized ant-Jewish boycotts which arranged to open a Christian shop next door or directly across from  every Jewish shop. The Holocaust brought an end to this community. In september 1939, immediately after the German invasion of Poland, the Nazis arrested ten of the most important members of the community and executed them On December 20th 1939, the Błaszki Jews were transported to Łosice, Sarnaki and Sokołowo Legacy. In 1932 a local Zionist activist and writer , published "Fun alṭn ḳloysṭer" ("From The Old Monastery", in Yiddish), a book of tales and legends about Błaszki and the then Kalisz County.