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 […]
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 primary school teacher on February 3, 1903. He started his professional career in the private school of Mrs. Rajek, attended by 50-60 children. He had to interrupt this work on December 31, 1904 due to the necessity of military service. In the years 1905–1907 he served as a private in the 3rd Finnish Rifle Regiment. His duties included, among others teaching illiterate military personnel. From January 2, 1908 to September 1, 1910, he independently ran a private primary school in Płońsk, and was also its owner. In the meantime, Izrael married Szprynca Złotnik, with whom he had two children – Chana Nacha and Nachman. In the school year 1910/1911 Izrael Wolf taught at the Talmud Torah in Płock, then at a Jewish elementary school. On August 1, 1915, he was nominated for a teacher at the town school, and on October 1, 1917 – for the public elementary school No. 4 in Płock. On July 14, 1920, he entered the Polish Army as a volunteer, serving in the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Legions of Józef Piłsudski. In September 1920, he participated in the battles of Lida and Sejny. In November of that year, he was dismissed from service, for which he was awarded the Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918–1921. In 1922, he passed an exam in humanities in Płońsk and obtained full professional qualifications. He was professionally associated with the public elementary school no. 4 in Płock until its liquidation in September 1931, and for the last two years of its existence he was the head of the school. On May 12, 1938, he was awarded the Bronze Medal for Long Service, and on November 11, 1938 – the Silver Medal for Long Service.
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 […]
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 the Isoda Tora 6-class Men’s General Religious School in Płock (from October 25, 1934 to 1937). She lived at 3 Niecała Street.
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, […]
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 […]
Juda Lejb Złotnik (1888-1962) – rabbi, son of Abram Icek and Chana Nacha née Lisser. He was the half-brother of rabbi Jonasz Markus Złotnik (1858-1922). In Płock, he attended one of the cheders and graduated from the rabbinical seminary in Olsztyn. In 1910, he passed the exam to become a rabbi, and in the following year he became a rabbi in Gąbin. He was the author of numerous articles, incl. in the pages of the Jewish daily “Der Moment”, he also co-founded the Mizrachi party (for example, he founded its departments in Argentina and South Africa). After 1948 he settled in Jerusalem.
Chaskiel Lipszyc (1857-1932) – rabbi, Talmudist, writer and social activist. The son of Rabbi Hillel and Chaja, he came from the Eastern Borderlands. From 1887 he was a rabbi in Jurburg, then in Bausk. In the years 1894-1906 he was a rabbi in Płock. He […]
