World War II led to the total extermination of the Jewish community in Łuków . Before this happened the town was a stopover on the way to the gas chambers for thousands of Jews from the neighboring villages , many Polish towns , and even from other countries . In December 1939 more than 2,500 Jews from Serock , Nasielsk and Suwałki were displaced to Łuków , a year later almost 1000 Jews from Mława , and in May 1942 more than 2,000 Jews from Slovakia
total extermination of the Jewish community
The Holocaust
History of the Jews in Łuków