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Tuchola (German: Tuchel) is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. The Pomeranian town, is the seat of Tuchola County. Nowa Tuchola (German: Neu-Tuchel) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuchola approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Tuchola. The foundation of the village dates back to the last quarter of the 18th century; already at that time the village had also a Jewish school. The history of the village is similar to the history of the neighbouring town of Tuchel.
At the end of the Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), it was ceded to Poland and became part of Royal Prussia. Under the First Partition of Poland in 1772, Royal Prussia was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia. With the unification of Germany in 1871, Tuchel became part of the German Empire. The town was transferred to the Second Polish Republic in 1920 and officially became Tuchola. During World War II, Tuchola, along with the rest of the region, was annexed by Nazi Germany. After the German defeat, the town reverted to Poland.
The first Jews came to live in Tuchola at the end of the 18th century, when the prohibition on their settlement was lifted. From then on, the Jewish population grew rapidly. In 1843 a synagogue was built in Zamkowa street and a cemetery was founded. The Jewish kehilla boundary was identical to that of the county. Outside Tuchola, Jews lived in Cekcyn, Kęsowo, Rosochata, Śliwice, and Wysoka Wieś. The kehilla reached its peak in the 1870s, with almost 600 members. When Tuchola was embraced by Poland, many of the members emigrated to central Germany. The depopulated community was incorporated into Chojnice Kehilla in 1932.
Some Jewish famous residents:
- Johannes Holzmann (October 30, 1882 – April 28, 1914) was a German anarchist writer and activist who generally went by the pseudonym Senna Hoy.
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MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH KEHILLA IN TUCHOLA (1933): Surname and First Name, Birthplace Rubinstein Icchak, Włocławek Rubinstein Łaja, Krośniewice Rubinstein Sara, Włocławek Mischke Maks, Tuchola Maschke Joanna, Tuchola Izbicki Hersz, Izbica Izbicka Frymeta, Babiak Izbicki Chaim, Babiak Izbicki Chawet, Tuchola Izbicki Icek, Tuchola Izbicki Chiel, Babiak Wygodny Tobiasz, Polanki Mansdorf Selman, Pacanów Lewiński Herman , Chojnice Lewińska Jadwiga, Łasin Lewiński Artur, Tuchola Rytlewski Sally, Tuchola Rytlewska Julia, Tuchola Rytlewska Joanetta, Tuchola Jacobius Lina, Krojanty Jakobius Róża, Tuchola Jakobius Stefania, Tuchola Jakobius Leonard, Tuchola Braun Eliasz, Łońsk Braun Fryda, Grudziądz Schister Herman, Sępólno Schuster Flora, Żnin Schuster Joanna, Tuchola Grynberg Jakub, Przedbórz Rosenbaum Bajla, Brzeziny Nasch Maks, Swarzędz Nasch Mina, Bukowiec Nasch Marcin, Tuchola Nasch Zygfryd, Tuchola Blum Abraham, Tuchola Blum Paula, Tuchola Blum Frieda, Berlin Blum Selma, Berlin Rozen Juliusz, Trehlin Rozen Dora, Tuchola Totenkopf Bensza, Kęsowo Totenkopf Flora, Kęsowo Lindenstrauss Rozalia, Lińsk Segall Maksymilian, Śliwiczki Wohlgemut Sally, Karsin Wohlgemut Joanna, Osie Wohlgemut Henriette, Lubocianki Wohlgemut Anna, Lubocianki Wohlgemut Ella, Rosochatka Gehr Dorota, Wysoka Wieś Gehr Rosa, Wysoka Wieś Gehr Bernard, Wysoka Wieś Gehr Herman, Wysoka Wieś Gehr Jakub, Wysoka Wieś Berger Juliusz, Cekcyn Berger Rozalia, Cekcyn Fleszer Jakub, Sosnowiec Fleszer Dora, Cekcyn Fleszer Maria, Częstochowa Fleszer Janina, Bydgoszcz