Częstochowa
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| - | The '''Black Madonna of Częstochowa''', also known as '''Our Lady of Częstochowa''', is a revered [[icon]] of the [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Virgin Mary]] housed at the [[Jasna Góra Monastery]] in [[Częstochowa]], [[Poland]]. Several Pontiffs have recognised the venerated icon, beginning with [[Pope Clement XI]] who issued a [[Canonical Coronation]] to the image on 8 September 1717 via the Vatican Chapter. | + | '''Częstochowa'''is a city in southern [[Poland]] on the [[Warta|Warta River]] with 240,027 inhabitants as of June 2009. |
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| + | On April 9, 1941, a [[Częstochowa Ghetto|ghetto]] for Jews was created. During [[World War II]] approximately 45,000 of Częstochowa's Jews, almost the entire Jewish community living here, were killed by the Germans. Life in Nazi-occupied Częstochowa is depicted in the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning [[graphic novel]] ''[[Maus]]'', by [[Art Spiegelman]], the son of a Jewish Częstochowa resident. Before the Holocaust, Częstochowa was considered a great Jewish center in Poland. By the end of WWII, nearly all Jews had been killed or deported to be killed, making Częstochowa what the Nazis called [[Judenfrei]]. | ||
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Częstochowais a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants as of June 2009.
On April 9, 1941, a ghetto for Jews was created. During World War II approximately 45,000 of Częstochowa's Jews, almost the entire Jewish community living here, were killed by the Germans. Life in Nazi-occupied Częstochowa is depicted in the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, by Art Spiegelman, the son of a Jewish Częstochowa resident. Before the Holocaust, Częstochowa was considered a great Jewish center in Poland. By the end of WWII, nearly all Jews had been killed or deported to be killed, making Częstochowa what the Nazis called Judenfrei.
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