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Bible Encyclopedias
Bielgoraj
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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A district town in the government of Lublin, Russian Poland. According to the "Zuk ha-'Ittim," during the uprising of the Cossacks under Chmielnicki (1648-49), all the Jews of Bielgoraj were killed, among them Rabbi Hirsch, brother-in-law of the author of that work, and his brother Rabbi David. Its Jewish population in 1890 was 3,430, in a total population of 7,812. In the district there were 6,811 Jews in a total population of 88,667. The Jews possess one synagogue and three prayer-houses, a Hebrew school, and a hospital. A large number of the Jews of Bielgoraj are artisans.
Bibliography:
- Zuk ha-'Ittim, Venice, 1556;
- Regesty i Nadpisi, No. 924, St. Petersburg, 1899;
- Entziklopedicheski Slovar, , St. Petersburg, 1896.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Bielgoraj'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/b/bielgoraj.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Bielgoraj'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/b/bielgoraj.html. 1901.
