Event · Migration
Jewish population recorded in Łuków in 1861
A Jewish population of 2,255 was recorded in Łuków in 1861.
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... בעיר עצמה היו לבעלי בתים יהודיי ם 76 בתים. מענײן לצײן שב־1765 נמצא בלוקוב
קראי אחד. בשנת 1840 נמצאו בלוקוב 1877 יהודים (נוצרים — 1014 נפשות) וב־1861
נמצאו 2255 יהודים וב־1928 יש כבר 6500 יהודים. ...Connected nodes