Kańczuga

Kańczuga is a small town in the Przeworski county. The first Jews settled in the area at the end of the 16th century, and before World War II Jews accounted for 40% of the town’s population. Today there are no material traces of Kańczuga’s Jewish past except for the synagogue, but its exact location is a matter of dispute.

Seventh and eighth graders from Kańczuga who participated in the School of Dialogue prepared a walking tour of their town. The route included numerous important sites, including a cemetery on the border between Kańczuga and a neighboring town. In preparation of the tour, the students learned many facts about their local history that they had not known before, some of them disturbing.