Transport from Moszczanica, Lubaczow, Lwow, Poland to Jozefow, Bilgoraj, Lublin, Poland on 08/1942

The village of Moszczanica is located in the Dzików Stary municipality (gmina), Lubaczów County, in southeastern Poland. During World War II, it was part of the Biłgoraj County, in the Lublin District, within the German-occupied part of Poland called the General Government (Generalgouvernement).

According to a census conducted in 1921, Moszczanica had a population of 1,011 inhabitants, including fifty-five Jews.^[1] It is difficult to find a similar population count for 1939. According to Yad Vashem’s Archives Pages of Testimony, among Moszczanica’s Jewish residents were these households: the Wiener^[2], Voltzer,^[3] Lichter,^[4] Stelcer^[5], Tenenbaum^[6], Dingot^[7], and Melworm (Melbourn)^[8] families.

On September 14, 1939, Nazi forces occupied the area of Moszczanica, followed ten days later by the Red Army.^[9] On October 5, 1939, the Nazis reoccupied the area. From July 1941 onwards, the Jews in Biłgoraj County were forbidden to leave their towns and villages, or ghettos, under penalty of death.^[10]...