The town itself in the current day is known for having single-story brick houses, a marketplace, and large gardens that were present from the foundation of the early Jewish settlers in 1870.
These first Jews wanted to remain close to the old Jewish center of Ulaszowice, so they built their homes in the middle of the Targowica town square.
[4] At this time, a sickness epidemic circulated the community, and the Jews left the place in search of prayer and guidance.
[7] Under Rabbi Tziv Yossef, the community grew to hundreds of families that began to grow the local economy.
A railway station was opened during this time period, and eventually would connect Jaslo to Rzeszow.
[8] There were a large number of educated Jews, and this paired with the cleanliness of the city contributed to it having a modern image.
[13] As the war worsened, Jews were continuously blamed for the predicament of the rest of the citizens of Jaslo.
[13] The Austria-Hungarian empire collapsed in 1918 with the end of World War 1, and the state of Poland emerged with its capital at Warsaw.
By the start of World War 2, the community numbered nearly 3,400 people, which made up about 22% of the entire population of Jaslo.
[10] By the start of the war, the Jews had their synagogue, schools, theater hall, and own governing body.
[10] There were plays and films shown in the theater in Yiddish with Polish subtitles in order to include both Jewish communities.