Żydowscy Żołnierze z Bolkowa Haganah’s training camp, Bolków, gmina Ostrówek, powiat Wieluński, województwo Łódzkie, Polska
| Latitude | 51°19′12″N |
| Longitude | 18°37′21″E |
| Street | Wyskokogórska street |
| City | Bolków |
| Church Parish | gmina Ostrówek |
| County | powiat Wieluński |
| State/ Province | województwo Łódzkie |
| Country | Polska |
Narrative
In the autumn of 1947, the Haganah established a training camp for Jewish volunteers in Bolków., and groups of Jews came to Bolków to immigrate illegally from Czechoslovakia to Palestine.
Training was led by Hagana emissaries, but also included military instructors who had served in the Red Army and People's Army of Poland.
Grzegorz Smolar cites: "People from the town, Jews and Poles, knows exactly about the camp purpose. There is no secrecy about it. An officer stands near the gate. The training take place nearby the camp, on the widespread field. On the day when I was on the camp, a group of 50 people returned from the two – day walk. This group came to the camp, passing the town streets, singing a soviet song in Russian."
Narrative
After trainees had completed their course, volunteers received travel documents, recorded by the Ministry of Public Security of Poland.
They travelled by train from Bolków to Katowice. then to Praha and Paris, and finally to Marseille, where they boarded ships to Palestine, and joined the Haganah.
Narrative
In the autumn of 1948, authorities in Mockba stopped the issuing of passports to Haganah volunteers, claiming they had taken large amounts of money and gold abroad.
By the end of 1948, the camp at Bolków was closed, after training 7,000 volunteer soldiers.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Search | Jawor – Hagana's training camp in Bolkow, from Sztetl.org.pl |