Transport from Konin, Konin, Lodz, Poland to Ostrowiec, Opatow, Kielce, Poland on 30/11/1939

On November 29, 1939, at 8 a.m., a decree was issued that 50 percent of the Jewish population of Konin (Konin) was to be evacuated. The transport from Konin to Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Ostrowiec), previously Ostrowiec Kielecki, in Generalgouvernement left Konin in the beginning of December and arrived at its destination point three days later. It is most likely that the deportation took place during the night of November 30-December 1. Issy Hahn, a survivor from this transport, mentioned in his memoirs A Life Sentence of Memories that the transport arrived in Ostrowiec on December 3. The transport consisted of approximately 1,000-1,100 Jews. The Germans entered Konin’s Jewish homes early in the morning and ordered the Jews to leave the place within five to fifteen minutes. The deportees were allowed to take with them 50 zlotys per person and some personal belongings. The head of the Schutzpolizei (uniformed regular police force) in Konin wrote in his report of July 7, 1940 regarding the first deportations: "In the beginning, for quite a few police officers, it was difficult to disregard all human sentiments during these Aktionen. Those many disruptive scenes in the course of the evacuations, such as anger and screaming, cannot be counted." Accompanied by the Germans, the deportees marched to the market square in Konin, and from there they were taken by trucks to an assembly point in an army barracks. However, there are some conflicting testimonies regarding the assembly point, in which some survivors mention that they were assembled in a school....