extermination camp. The liberation of the city took place on 8 August 1944. Post-war Poland Between 1951 and 1974 the electromechanical, chemical and furniture industries developed significantly. In 1975 a meat processing company was established, which over time, as Sokołów, became one of the largest companies in the Polish meat industry. Notable residents Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska (1925–2015), paleobiologist References External links Sokolow Podlaski, from the Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Poland Jewish Community in Sokołów Podlaski on Virtual Shtetl Cities and towns in Masovian Voivodeship Sokołów County Lublin Governorate Warsaw Voivodeship (1919–1939) Holocaust locations in Poland