 On April 9, 1943, during the liquidation of the ghetto, Ukrainian policemen assisted German police and SD in executing about 1,700 Jews near the Brzezina forest and deporting about 300 Jews to the Janowska camp in Lviv.In the city various religions and cultures have co-existed.However, almost the entire Jewish community of around two thousand were murdered here during World War II with the help of some of the local population.