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1967 — IN YIDDISH AND HEBREW. RARE Yizkor book (memorial book) commemorating the Jewish community of Falenica annihilated in the Holocaust. Falenica is a part of Wawer, one of districts of Warsaw on the right bank of the Vistula, in the far southeastern corner of the city (until 1951 a separate village, afterwards became part of Warsaw). Falenica is located along the main rail line, which connects Warsaw with Lublin. During World War II the Germans opened a Jewish ghetto there, called Falenica-Miedzeszyn Ghetto. All of its inhabitants were transported to Treblinka in August 1942. Contains many b&w photographs. 280x220mm. 478 pages. Black cloth Hardcover with gilt front cover and spine. Cover dirty and slightly scratched. Front cover upper corner and spine edges bumped. Rear endpaper upper edge/corner slightly peeling. Rear whitepage bottom corner creased/wrinkled. Pages slightly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare Yizkor book commemorating the exterminated Jewish community of Falenica is in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.