In March 1941, my wife and I moved to Charsznica. [...] On 26 August 1942 we were surprised with a sudden displacement. [...] All Jews had to report themselves at the meeting point. [...] We arrived in Słomniki. We were herded to a meadow and surrounded by the Polish and the German police and youth workers from "Baudienst". On the same day, Jews from Słomniki, Skała and Proszowice were also gathered there. There were about 15,000 people. [...] Men were ordered to put on white smocks and tallits and pray on their knees. Meanwhile, pictures of them were being taken. Next, they were loaded onto wagons and executed outside the meadow. |