Paweł Goldstein (1884-1942) – an outstanding surgeon, scientist, one of the pioneers of neurosurgery in Poland, born in 1884 in the family of Kalman Kopel and Temra née Tac. His family lived at 10 Więzienna Street (now 30 Sienkiewicza Street) in Maria Obniska’s tenement house. […]
Year 2021 marks the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the Płock ghetto. The first deportation of Jews from Płock took place on February 21, 1941, the last – on March 1 of this year. In order to commemorate the days when about 10,000 Jews […]
Józef Majer Kunig (1857-1930) – son of Szyja Lejzer and Ryfka née Majorkiewicz. A graduate of the Governorate Middle High School in Płock and the Imperial University of Warsaw. For many years the director of the Izaak Fogel Jewish hospital. He was a well-known social activist in Płock: during World War I he was active in the Committee for Aid to Jews in Płock, in the 1920s – in the Jewish Charity Society. He was also the president of the Hazomir Association.
In 1832 in Płock, in the family of doctor Filip Lubelski and Wilhelmina née Frankenstein, Wilhelm Szymon Lubelski was born – a future psychiatrist, also a social activist, a favorite of Warsaw residents, appreciated for his comprehensive knowledge, sense of humor and erudition. Wilhelm graduated […]
Zygmunt Perkahl (1848-1902) – head and supervisor of the Izaak Fogel Jewish Hospital in Płock, doctor of the Governorate Middle High School, since 1899 president of the Płock Medical Society. He was one of the organizers of the Municipal Resursa in Płock. Zygmunt Perkahl was […]
Dawid Wassercug, a doctor of medicine, was born in Włocławek in 1857 as the son of Salomon and Necha née Nirensztejn. He graduated from high school there, then entered the Imperial University of Warsaw. In 1880, while still a student, he wrote a dissertation entitled “About the bladder” for a competition and was awarded a gold medal. After passing the examination with honors, in 1882 he was approved as a doctor. In the same year, after returning from abroad, where he went for research purposes, he was appointed the head obstetrician of Płock. In 1887, at his own request, he was dismissed from the office. During his stay in Płock, he wrote the following works: “Extrophia vesicae urinariae cum epispadiasi”, “Peritoneum monograph”, “A case of an extravasal haematopoiesis complicated by the presence of a clot in the left fallopian tube, diagnosed during life as an extrauterine object”, “What to do with a case of placenta praevia” and “On the effects of cocaine on blood circulation”, which he wrote as a subject for his dissertation for his medical doctor degree. In 1887, he took the position of a senior factory doctor at the Zawiercie Stock Society. He worked there for the next 10 years. At the same time, he devoted his time to literary and scientific work. During his stay in Zawiercie, he wrote two works that were highly appreciated by the critics of the time: “Eye symptoms in disorders of the brain system, and their value in diagnosing the nature of brain diseases” and “On pain and its cognitive value.” Apart from the ones published in print, he also started an extensive work “On Tinnitus” and “On Ovaries”. He also wrote a novel entitled “Szymek”.
Dawid Wassercug had a sharp mind, comprehensive education, constantly worked on self-improvement, had a passion for his profession, great compassion for the suffering and extraordinary tact – these were the qualities that made him work first in Płock and then as a senior factory doctor in Zawiercie, was highly appreciated by the citizens of both towns.
Dawid Wassercug died in 1898. He was buried in Warsaw.
Dawid Wassercug’s wife was Matylda née Ginsberg.
In Płock, he lived with his family at 8 Old Market Square (mortgage no. 10).
As part of the School of Dialogue project, the students of the School of Services and Entrepreneurship in Płock made a map with many locations related to the history of Płock Jews. It is worth adding that the map is an independent work of the […]
Cecylia (Celina) Kempner was born in Płock on November 13, 1880, as the daughter of the bookseller Ludwik and Tauba nee Kon. She was an activist of the Polish Socialist Party. As Kazimierz Askanas recalls, Celina Kempner, a graduate of the Women’s Gymnasium (Middle High […]
Efroim Isser aka Izydor Wasserman (1848-1921) – son of Szlama and Dobra nee Wróbel, married to Blima vel Balbina née Goldberik, Płock-based bookseller, printer and social activist. In the years 1872-1887 he ran a bookshop in Rubin Sigelberg’s house on Grodzka Street. In 1876, he founded a printing house where he printed various ephemera. He was a co-founder of the Credit Society of the Town of Płock, one of the initiators of the Society for Providing Medical Assistance to Poor and Sick Jews “Ezras Chojlin” and vice-president of the board of the Jewish Charity Society in Płock.
Izydor Wasserman was also a co-owner of a magnificent tenement house at the corner of Tumska Street and Kanoniczny Square (now 5 Narutowicza Square), where he lived until his death (he died on May 4, 1921).
Bibliography:
Nowak-Dąbrowska G., In the footsteps of Płock Jews, Płock 2019
Przedpełski J., Stefański J., Żydzi płoccy w dziejach miasta, Płock 2012
The property located in Płock at 48 Sienkiewicza Street (formerly Więzienna Street), on its northern side, is part of the former building complex of the Sarna Agricultural Machines Factory. The enterprise was located on squares marked with old mortgage numbers 237, 192, 193 letter B […]
