The Holocaust of the Zamość Ghetto

84th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto on 16 October 1942

Detail of the memorial at the Museum and Memorial Site in Bełżec. The name “Zamość” appears in Polish and Hebrew on a concrete slab. Fallen autumn leaves surround the letters, with a field of stones visible in the background.
We invite you to the March of Remembrance and accompanying events dedicated to the memory of the Jewish residents of Zamość and the victims of the Zamość ghetto.

Important information

spotkanieedukacja
  • Event date:13.10.2026 16:00
  • Place:“Synagogue” Centre of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODŻ), 14 Pereca Street, Zamość Square by the former New Town Synagogue, 11 Mikołaja Reja Street, Zamość
Organisers: Civic Initiative for the Commemoration of the Holocaust of the Jews of Zamość, “Synagogue” Centre of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, Bełżec Museum and Memorial

For generations, Jews helped shape the town of Zamość. After the outbreak of the war, people from other towns and countries were also sent to the local ghetto. Most of them were murdered in German Nazi extermination camps, including Bełżec. On 16 October 1942, the Germans carried out the final liquidation of the ghetto. They ordered the Jews who were still alive to walk to the ghetto in Izbica. Many people died during this march. That day symbolically marked the end of the Jewish community’s presence in Zamość. On the 84th anniversary of these events, we wish to come together to remember our Jewish neighbours and pay tribute to them.

Black-and-white archival photograph showing a street in Zamość. Several residents stand and talk outside single-storey buildings, including men wearing traditional Jewish head coverings. Part of a car is visible on the right.
The Zamość Ghetto, 29 Nowy Rynek Street. Photo: fotopolska.eu

Programme:

Tuesday, 13 October 2026, “Synagogue” Centre (FODŻ), 14 Pereca Street

  • 4:00 p.m. – lecture “The Holocaust of the Jews in Zamość” (“Zagłada Żydów w Zamościu”) by Ewelina Szumilak, Bełżec Museum and Memorial
  • 5:00–6:00 p.m. – exhibition “The Non-Existent City” (“Nieistniejące Miasto”) by Marek Kołcon and Andrzej Pogudz (free admission)

Friday, 16 October 2026

  • 5:00 p.m. – March of Remembrance. Meeting point: the square by the former New Town Synagogue, 11 Mikołaja Reja Street, next to Kindergarten No. 2. Participants will plant daffodil bulbs and then walk to the “Zamość Starówka” railway station on Peowiaków Street.
  • 6:30 p.m. – screening of the film “Our Home Was Once There” (“Tam był kiedyś nasz dom”), with commentary and recollections by Maria Fornal, “Synagogue” Centre (FODŻ), 14 Pereca Street

The events are open to everyone. We welcome all who wish to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.

Previous