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Leszno Province: Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie)
County: This city is its own county (Miasto na prawach powiatu)

After WWI, the German town of Lissa was transferred to Poland as part of the Treaty of Versailles, and was renamed Leszno.

Archival Records

There are 5 listings from the Polish State Archives for Leszno.
For details on these records, go to Archival Records for Leszno.

General

Source Resource Language Comments
Official Town Web Site Leszno
Polish
0
Wikipedia Leszno
Polish
Polish
0

Genealogy

Source Resource Language Comments
Geni Jewish Families of Leszno (formerly Lissa)
English
0
JewishGen Communities Database Leszno
English
0
JewishGen Family Finder Leszno
English
0
JewishGen Yizkor Book Project Leszno
English
0
JRI-Poland Leszno
English
0
Routes to Roots Foundation Leszno
English
0

History

Source Resource Language Comments
Wirtualny Sztetl
(Virtual Shtetl)
Leszno
Polish
English
0
YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe Leszno
English
0

Cemeteries

Source Resource Language Comments
IAJGS International Jewish Cemetery Project LESZNO: Wielkopolskie
English
0
cmentarze-zydowskie.pl Leszno  (local)
Polish
0
Lo Tishkach
(European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative)
Leszno Jewish Cemetery
English
0
Wirtualny Sztetl
(Virtual Shtetl)
Cmentarz żydowski w Lesznie (al. Jana Pawła II 14)
Jewish cemetery in Leszno (14 Jana Pawła II Ave.)
Polish
English
0

Holocaust

Source Resource Language Comments
Yad Vashem Shoah Names Database Leszno, Poland
English
0
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