Lublin District

The Polish city of Lublin and its environs was one of the most vibrant Jewish centers before the Holocaust, with approximately 40,000 Jewish inhabitants. After the Nazi invasion and the establishment of the Generalgouvernement, Lublin became the capital of the occupied Lublin District. Jews were quickly targeted by the Nazis and forced into ghettos in March 1941. The next year mass deportations sent most of the Jewish population to their deaths in Nazi concentration camps and killing centers.