Tykocin, Poland was once home to a thriving Jewish community that comprised over 70% of the town's population in the mid-19th century. However, the German occupation during WWII led to the mass deportation and murder of Tykocin's Jews. On August 25th, 1941, over 1,400 Jews were forced to march to nearby forests where they were massacred, along with another 700 Jews who were caught hiding later. In total, around 2,100 Jews from Tykocin were murdered, leaving the once vibrant Jewish community destroyed. Today, there are memorial efforts to commemorate Tykocin's erased Jewish past.

1. Tykocin A Case Study in Ghettoization, Deportation, and Extermination

4. Tykocin’s River, Church, and Marketplace Today