Blinów Pierwszy – grave no. 2
Borough of Szastarka, Kraśnik District, Lubelskie VoivodshipType of place
Near the road leading to the village of Blinów Pierwszy.Information about the crime
In July 2014, we met with, a resident of Blinów,Władysław (born 1929). The meeting was initiated by Władysław, who in a letter sent in February 2014 to the Jewish Historical Institute informed them about the Jewish war graves in Blinów and asked for intervention in this matter. Władysław told us about three executions that took place in the years 1941-1943. The story of the two murders is directly connected to Władysław’s father, Józef. Józef W., a resident of Blinów, gave shelter to three Jews, two men and a woman from Batorz. In unknown circumstances, the Jews were captured, taken to the outskirts of the village and shot. The bodies of the victims were buried next to a roadside cross, where they rest to this day. A Jewish veterinarian, Dawid, was hiding with them, but managed to escape at the last moment. He was murdered by the Germans in Kraśnik.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE GRAVE BASED ON NON INVASIVE RESEARCH
On the 29th of July 2014, a local vision in the second location indicated by the witness was carried out. This place is located on the entrance road to Blinow first. It is not possible to determine the location of the grave in this case.
The LIDAR survey due to small exploration facilities and numerous ground disturbances is not helpful.
The aerial photography query for this area wasn’t ordered.
Blinów Pierwszy grób nr.2 fotografia satelitarna 9 lokalizacja 2
Blinów Pierwszy grób nr.2 lidar 2b lokalizacja 2
Blinów Pierwszy grób nr.1 fotografia lokalizacji 1
Contact and cooperation
We are still looking for information on the identity of the victims and the location of Jewish graves in Blinów. If you know something more, write to us at the following address: fundacjazapomniane@gmail.com.
Bibliography
Recording of the Zapomniane Foundation (audio file), name: Władysław [witness to the story], b. 1929, subject and key words: Jewish graves in Blinów, interviewed by Agnieszka Nieradko, Blinów, 29 July 2014.
Resources of the Zapomniane Foundation, letter addressed to the Rabbinical Commission for Cemeteries from February 2014 from Mr. Władysław (b. 1929), a resident of Blinów (Kraśnik poviat).
Resources of the Zapomniane Foundation, class photo from 1939 from the private collection of Mr. Władysław.