מה יפית בשואה תיאור מהעיירה סוחצ'ב
One day, the German guards gathered several hundred Hassidim in the market place and forced them to dance the “Mah Yafit” dance as they were attired in their Sabbath clothing, with their Kapotes and small prayer shawls[1], in order to entertain the Christians who gathered there after they came out of church. Mordechai Biezanski, Mordechai Kahn, Moshe Tilman, David Eines and others were among those who were forced to dance. After the dance, they beat them and cut their beards. The Christians enjoyed the performance of their Jewish neighbors, and after the band stopped playing, the baker Jan Zhokowski paid the Hassidim money from his own pocket so that they would continue to play and entertain the bystanders. However, there were a few Poles who shared in the sorrow of the Jews. For example, Jan Sliwa, who owned the pharmacy, tried to help the oppressed in various ways. The survivors of Sochaczew mention his name with gratitude, and are saddened that he did not survive the war. The daughter of the Christian butcher Balcarska is also noted for good, since she had influence on the German captain Bliastshik, and attempted (even though it was for reward) to lighten the suffering of the Jews of Sochaczew. However, these type of stories are few…