▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁Army . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁T arn ów ▁Land ▁was ▁opened , ▁and ▁T arn ów ▁began ▁a ▁post war ▁recovery . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁State ▁Theatre ▁of ▁Lud wik ▁Sol ski ▁was ▁opened , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁T arn ów ▁became ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁a ▁vo iv odes hip . ▁ ▁The ▁Jews ▁of ▁T arn ów ▁Before ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁about ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Jews ▁lived ▁in ▁T arn ów . ▁Jews , ▁whose ▁recorded ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 5 th ▁century , ▁compr ised ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁total ▁population . ▁A ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁Jewish ▁business ▁in ▁T arn ów ▁was ▁devoted ▁to ▁gar ment ▁and ▁hat ▁manufact uring . ▁The ▁Jewish ▁community ▁was ▁ide olog ically ▁diverse ▁and ▁included ▁religious ▁Has id im , ▁sec ular ▁Z ion ists , ▁and ▁many ▁more . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁following ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁began . ▁German ▁units ▁burn ed ▁down ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁syn agog ues ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September ▁and ▁draft ed ▁Jews ▁for ▁forced - l abor ▁projects . ▁T arn ów ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the