Směr Nisko nad Sanem: první organizované deportace Židů z Vídně

This article deals with first organized deportation of Viennese Jews during the Second Word War. Two of Jewish transports which in October 1939 left for Nisko upon San, became a part of first deportation action of European Jews in the history of Holocaust. In the beginning the article mentions an outline of the most important extant archive documents and literature related to this theme. Another parts deal with details of departure of these transports. The reasons of the Vienna Jews’ deportation, the preparation and the course of these transports are described here. A description of events after the arrival of these Jews to Nisko upon San follows. Only a small part of these men was taken for a work in a concentration camp in Zarzecze, whilst the others were expelled to the places nearby the new German-Soviet border. Throughout the following years most of these men ended up in the German or Russian concentration camps, where most of them died. The article also contains some interesting memories of Jews who survived all hardships during the Second World War.