שילוח מ - Jastkow, Lublin, Lublin, פולין ל - Dorohucza, מחנה, פולין ב- 21/07/1943

Jastków is a village and the seat of a gmina (municipality or commune) some 13 kilometers northwest of the center of Lublin. The 1921 census indicates that forty-two Jews lived in the village.^[1]

The German army entered the area on September 24, 1939.^[2] In October that year, under German occupation, the municipality became part of the Lublin County (Lublin-Land) of the Lublin District, and Emil Ziegenmeyer was appointed the Lublin County Governor.^[3] There were posts of the German Gendarmerie and the Blue Police in Jastków.^[4]

On November 23, 1939, all Jews in the area were ordered to wear armbands, to be easily identifiable.^[5] Then came the order for all Jews between the ages of 16-60 to report for work.^[6]...