Jerozolimska Street was one of the main streets of the former Jewish district in Płock. Moszek Szlama Sarna (1838-1908) lived in the house at number 20. In 1884 he built the first iron foundry in the town. Pre-war artists Dawid (1915-2002) and Feliks (1922-2016) Tuszyński […]
Although Nachum Sokołow was born in Wyszogród, he spent his childhood and youth in Płock. The Old market Square, where he lived with his parents and siblings and studied Latin with professor Walenty Masłowski, Synagogalna Street and the Dancygier School, which he attended, the park […]
By the decision of the Jan Jagielski Grants Committee operating in the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland, the Nobiscum Foundation has received a grant for a project of the film entitled “Black skies. The fate of Płock Jews in the years 1941-1945”.
The film, which we want to dedicate to Adam Neuman-Nowicki, who passed away this year, will be made as part of the 81st anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto in Płock. We would like to thank the Grants Commitee and invite everyone to the premiere! More detailed information coming soon!
Official information about the results of the grant competition: https://szih.org.pl/ogloszenie-wynikow-konkursu-grantowego-listopad-2021/
Szmuel Penson (1865-1939) – melamed, publicist, son of Izrael and Estera née Segał. He was born in the town of Olkieniki in south-eastern Lithuania. In the 1890s he came to Płock, and in 1896 he married Itta Kajla née Landau (born 1868), the daughter of […]
Izrael Wolf Cynamon – teacher, son of Aron Hersz and Estera née Goldszyd, was born on January 1, 1883 in Płock. As a boy, he attended private studies, then he passed the exam at the government middle school in Płock and received a certificate of […]
In 1926, a great campaign was organized in Poland to collect signatures with wishes in tribute to the American people in memory of the 150th anniversary of the independence of the United States. This event was attended, among others, by schools in Płock, including the 7-grade Public Primary School No. 4, headed by Ide Mania Kahan, and the 7-grade Public Primary School No. 8, headed by Masza (Maria) Bromberger. Teachers and children placed their signatures on specially prepared sheets, which today are an extremely valuable source of knowledge about school communities of this period.
The collection of wishes from 5.5 million Polish citizens is stored in the US Library of Congress.
Julian Stryjkowski (before the war known as Pesach Stark) (1905-1996) – writer, author of, among others the novels “Głosy w ciemności” [“Voices in Darkness”] (1956), “Austeria” (1966), “Sen Azrila” [“Azril’s Dream”] (1975), “Czarna róża” [“Black Rose”] (1962), “Przybysz z Narbony” [“Stranger from Narbonne”] (1978). He […]
Chana Sura Klejn (born in 1912 in Płock) – teacher, daughter of Jojne and Chana Rojza. A graduate of the Zofia Bukowiecka State Teachers’ College for Women in Płock (she received the diploma of a primary school teacher in 1931). She was the head of […]
Leon Kaufman was born in 1872 in Pawłów (formerly the property of Strachacz), on the estate of his grandfather Wolf Kaufman. He was the son of the trader Moszek Aron and Hinda née Kirsztejn. Before 1875, Leon, together with his sister Łucja and his parents, moved to his mother’s hometown – Płock, where he lived in a tenement house at 6 Grodzka Street.
He studied in Wojciech Gerson’s Drawing Class in Warsaw, the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and at the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1902 he settled permanently in France. He participated, among others in the exhibitions of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, the Society for the Protection of Jewish Children, the exhibitions of the Autumn Salon in Paris, Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and Salon des Tuileries. He has also exhibited in London, Venice, Vienna, Rome and Milan.
He died on May 27, 1933 in Louveciennes, France.
Lejb Abrahamowicz Rakowski (around 1817-1893) – a rabbi of Płock, an outstanding Talmudist. Son of Abram and Paja. His wife was Fajga née Horwitz (approx. 1818-1878), daughter of Moszek Chaim and Cypra née Frenkiel, with whom he had sons Abba Józef (born 1857), Jankiel Moszek […]
