Icek (Izaak) Bernsztajn – lawyer, teacher and publicist, was born on November 13, 1899 in Płock (in the house at 15 Kwiatka Street) in the family of Tobiasz and Sura. In 1918, he entered the seventh grade of the Philological Middle School of the Men’s […]
Yaakov (Jakub) Guterman – painter and illustrator, born in 1935 in Warsaw, the son of Simcha and Ewa née Alterowicz. His hometown is Płock, where he lived with his parents in a one-story house at 64 Sienkiewicza Street. Jakub’s father ran a knitting workshop and […]
Abram Hersz aka Alfred Blay was born on May 30, 1876 in Płock. His father Natan (1839-1915) came from Kalisz. His mother was Estera née Landau (1845-1928), daughter of Icek Tobiasz and Małka. Alfred Blay had three siblings: brother Szmul Tobiasz (1868-1899) and sisters Hinda Małka (born 1870) and Sura Liba (born 1872).
Blay was a well-known merchant and social activist in Płock: co-founder of the University for All, member of the Płock department of the Polish Culture Society, the Committee for Providing Aid to Jews in Płock, the Association of Jewish Merchants and the Jewish Charity Society. In 1916, he was elected to the board of the Jewish community in Płock. He also served as a lay judge in the Municipal Office. In the interwar period he ran a fabric shop at 11 Grodzka Street. During the German occupation he was arrested by the Gestapo, after being released from prison he was hiding in Warsaw. In 1946 he became the chairman of the Jewish Committee in Płock.
We are entering the seventh year of JewishPlock.eu – the most important online source of information about the history of the Płock Jewish community! On the website you will find family albums, biograms, information about places related to the Jewish community of the city of […]
An extraordinary publication on the history of the Jews of Płock has been published – it is a source study of the “Pinkas Hakahal” – chronicle of the Jewish community in Płock in the years 1762-1818, originally preserved in the collection of the Jewish Historical […]
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Adam Neuman-Nowicki (1925-2021) – a native of Płock, author of the book entitled “Struggle for life”. In connection with this special occasion, the Nobiscum Foundation prepares a new guidebook – “In the footsteps of Adam Neuman-Nowicki”, which will present places related to his childhood and youth, including the houses of Szmul Dawid Pszenica at 33 Sienkiewicza Street (today number 51), Salomon Bromberger at 18 Sienkiewicza (today number 38) and Rafał Płońskier at 4 Kolegialna Street, where Adam lived with his family, places of childhood games and school years, as well as many other locations that he mentions in his publication.
The author of the guidebook is Gabriela Nowak-Dąbrowska.
The book will be published thanks to co-funding of the City of Płock.
In the photo above (from the private collection of Anat Alperin): Adam (first from the left) in a “plane” with his mother Frymeta and brother Henryk, Płock 1931.
You can find the biogram of Adam below:
Lejbusz Pszenica, Szmul Dawid Pszenica, Chana Ryfka Głowińska z domu Żychlińska, Azriel Szlama Pszenica, Dwojra Gitla Pszenica, Estera Tauba Pszenica, Gnanczy Pszenica, Abram Hersz Pszenica, Bina Pszenica, Małka Pszenica, Beniamin Hersz Niedźwiedź, Naftali Markus Frendler, Hinda Frajdla Grynbaum, Szmul Majer Luszyński… Many Jews from Płock […]
The house at 64 Sienkiewicza Street in Płock, where Symcha Guterman lived with his wife Ewa and son Jakub, was entered into the register of monuments! We are very happy and hope that in the future, when the building is renovated, a plaque commemorating Symcha […]
At the beginning of September, we invite everyone to the premiere of a documentary film produced by the Nobiscum Foundation on the initiative of Arieh Bomzon and Sandra Brygart Rodriguez – descendants of the Bomzon and Brygart Jewish families from Płock. The film shows their sentimental journey to the hometown of their ancestors and their efforts to discover their roots and “fill the genealogical suitcase”, as well as get to know places related to the past of their families.
The film was based on interviews conducted by the Nobiscum Foundation with Arieh and Sandra in the spring of 2023. Appearing in the documentary are also, among others: Arieh’s sons – Ze’ev, Ilan and David, his granddaughter Tomer, Sandra’s son Evan, as well as the residents of Płock who, at various stages and in various roles, accompanied our heroes in discovering the history of their families.
We invite you to the double premiere of the film on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at 6 p.m. at the Darmstadt House in Płock (8 Old Market Square) and on Monday, September 2, 2024, also at 6 p.m., at the Memorial House in Płońsk (2 Warszawska Street).
The event is included in the program of the European Days of Jewish Culture 2024, held under the slogan “Family”.
Organizers:
Nobiscum Foundation
Darmstadt House – Center of Culture and Art in Płock
Memorial House – Municipal Cultural Center in Płońsk
Admission to both premieres is free of charge, the number of places is limited, prior registration is required: info@fundacjanobiscum.eu or by phone +48 574 188 454
On the occasion of the 104th anniversary of the defense of Płock against the Bolsheviks, we recall the Jews of Płock who joined the Polish Army as volunteers during the Bolshevik invasion in 1920 As Szmul Grojnem Wasserman, born in 1897, wrote: “In July 1920 […]
