After World War I about 400 Jews lived in Andrychów. They were mainly merchants and traders. Among the community variuos  educational and cultural activities were held eg. literature and drama circles.

The Germans entered Andrychów on September 3, 1939 and began to take over the Jewish property, factories and shops.[1.1]

On 26 September 1941, the Nazis created a ghetto in Andrychów, which was within Szewska, Batorego, Brzegi, Kośvitzkiego, Niecała and Starowiejska Streets. The ghetto was a transit camp for people of Jewish origin who were displaced from neighboring localities such as Kęty, Nidek, Inwałd or Biała before having been transported to the concentration camp in Auschwitz. The Jews imprisoned in the ghetto were forced to perform work for the occupant, which included melioration works.In September 1942 about 1,000 Jews were gathered in the ghetto.[1.2] The ghetto was liquidated on the 2 November 1943 and its inhabitants were deported inside Germany.

On the 50th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto, Andrychów residents and representatives of the Jewish congregation donated funds for a memorial plaque.