“Broken life. The fate of women of Płock during World War II and the Holocaust” is a series of texts on JewishPlock.eu, in which, between 22 February and 1 March 2022, we will recall the stories of Jewish women associated with Płock – those who […]
Henryk (Chaskiel) Szenwic (1906-1943) – electrical engineer. He was a graduate of theKing Władysław Jagiełło Middle School in Płock and the Electrotechnical Institute in Toulouse. He worked on the construction of the Municipal Power Plant in Płock. From 1933 he was a member of “Dionizy […]
To commemorate the 81st anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto in Płock, we encourage you to light a symbolic candle at the Jewish cemetery on Mickiewicza Street on February 21 – March 1. In this way, let us show our remembrance and respect for the thousands of Płock Jews deported from the ghetto in 1941, most of whom were later murdered in Nazi extermination camps.
On February 21 at 4 p.m. we will visit the Jewish cemetery to light the first candles. But if you cannot be with us then, please come on one of the following days. Your remembrance is what matters the most.
Roman Londyński (1830-1890) – doctor of medicine. He was born in Płock on January 15, 1830 in the family of a grain merchant, Zachariasz Londyński. He completed his medical studies in Moscow in 1850. He received his medical doctor degree from the Medical Council of […]
As part of the 81st anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto in Płock, the Nobiscum Foundation would like to invite you on 21 February 2022, 12 p.m. CET, to the premiere of the film “Black skies. The fate of Płock Jews in the years […]
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 lived in the tenement house at number 6. They are commemorated by a plaque with a characteristic painting palette, designed by Stanisław Płuciennik.
Before the war, 31 companies were registered at Jerozolimska Street, including Abram Jakubowicz’s haberdashery store (house No. 1), Mendel Skórnik’s cotton wool shop (house No. 8), Fincia Taub’s shoemaker’s shop (house No. 14), David Edelsztajn’s leather shop (house No. 17), Szlama Florek’s tailor shop (house No. 17) ) and the shoe store of Aron Luzer Szmidt (house No. 19). The last pre-war owners of the tenement houses at Jerozolimska Street were: Mariem Kon (house No. 1), Abram Morsztejn (No. 2), successors of Papierczyk (No. 3), Lejzor and Abram Granat (No. 4), Izrael Majeranc and successors of Lichtygier (No. 5) , Estera Bajla Szejnwald (No. 6), Josek Taube (No. 7), successors of Froim Nejman (No. 8), successors of Ruchla Redlic and Ruchla Zylbersztajn (No. 9), successors of Bina Raca Rubinsztajn (No. 10), Markus and Ajdla Braun (No. 11), Mariem Ryfka Bursztyn (No. 12), Szmul Lejb Prusak (No. 13), Azriel, Cypra and Chudesa Bursztyn (No. 14), Hinda Sakwa (No. 15), Icek Dach (No. 16), Izrael Chaim Rotblat and Kirszenbaum (No. 17), Chana Łaja Dancygier (No. 18), Hersz Józef Chewel (No. 19a), Aron Szmidt (No. 19), Mendel Luszyński, Gustaw and Estera Zielonka (No. 20).
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”. […]
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 the tavern owner Szmul Moszek and Bajla Rykla née Liberman. For many years, Penson taught Hebrew in Jewish schools in Płock. He organized evening courses of Hebrew and Jewish literature. His students were, among others Zysze Landau, Icchak Grünbaum, Becalel Okolica and Szlomo Greenspan. From 1918 he was associated with the Jewish Coeducational Middle School of Humanities. He was liked and popular among the Jewish youth in Płock. He published in the newspaper “Hacefira”. In Płock, he lived with his family in a tenement house at 12 Tumska Street. He died a few days before the German army entered Płock.
Bibliography:
Plotzk (Plock); a history of an ancient Jewish community in Poland, ed. E. Eisenberg, Tel-Aviv 1967
Przedpełski J., Stefański J., Żydzi płoccy w dziejach miasta, Płock 2012
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 […]
