 During the 2nd world war the Jews of Dąbrowica went through a year of horrific events, beginning on a Tuesday in June 1941, with the Ukrainian population blowing up the Hassidic synagogue, catching 500 of the prominent Jews in town and gathering them in preparation of a welcoming ceremony for the German army.These Jews were tortured, had their beards torn off, and a few were killed.A short while later the town became part of a German supported Ukrainian self-rule.