▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁Ag re ement ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁and ▁an nex ed ▁Ú st í ▁and ▁the ▁Sud eten ▁Region ▁into ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁fled ▁to ▁Lat via , ▁Slov ak ia , ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Europe , ▁or ▁to ▁North ▁America . ▁Some ▁Ú st í ▁Jews ▁fought ▁with ▁the ▁Czech ▁Army . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁syn agog ue ▁was ▁bur nt ▁down . ▁After , ▁the ▁remaining ▁Jews ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁desert ed ▁palace ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ▁town ▁of ▁Sch o en wald - K ras ny . ▁A ▁printer ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁name ▁Le vi ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁community ' s ▁leader . ▁They ▁then ▁began ▁forced ▁labor , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁six ▁weeks , ▁the ▁women ▁were ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁Ú st í ▁while ▁the ▁men ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁O ran ien burg . ▁Ult imately , ▁they ▁were ▁all ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Th eres ien stadt ▁gh etto ▁and ▁then ▁ ▁concentration ▁or ▁death ▁cam ps , ▁where ▁most ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁int ol er ance ▁continued ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁other ▁reason ▁why ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁this ▁community ▁em igr ated ▁afterwards . ▁Still , ▁after ▁the ▁Soviet ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁Car path o -