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 […]
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 Płock, films, online exhibitions and projects through which we aim to commemorate the history of Jews from Płock.
The website is created also by you – our friends. You share your family stories, photos and memorabilia with us. All of these activities are possible thanks to the support of our donors. Help us fulfill this mission in the incoming year!
At the beginning of April, we need to pay the costs of maintaining the JewishPlock.eu server and domain registrations for the next year. We will need a sum of 2,000 PLN for this purpose. If you value our website and wish to support us in our work, you can do so by making a donation of an amount of your choice for this purpose:
https://jewishplock.eu/en/donations/
We wholeheartedly thank everyone who supports us in our activities!
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 […]
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 were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp.
Today, on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz German Nazi concentration and extermination camp and also on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we laid flowers and lit candles at the Jewish cemetery at Mickiewicza Street, wanting to symbolically commemorate thousands of Płock residents who were murdered during World War II.
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 […]
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 […] during the invasion of the Eastern Moscow hordes, I felt obliged, as a Polish citizen, to stand in the leading cadres of our Army and for this purpose I joined the 6th Legions Infantry Regiment, with which I went through the entire Kiev campaign and counter-offensive of Augustów, constantly taking part in battles, where I was even injured twice (once in the retreat from Kiev, the second time in the Augustów forests)”.
There were many more Jews from Płock, such as Szmul Grojnem Wasserman. Among them were:
Abram Penson – born on June 13, 1900, son of Szmuel and Kajła Itta née Landau, graduate of the Philological Male Middle School of the Polish School Society in Płock.
Icek Jakub Perelgryc – born on January 23, 1898, son of Szaja and Chaia Chudes née Witenberg, graduate of the Philological Male Middle School of the Polish School Society in Płock.
Mejer Kanarek – born on April 14, 1898, son of Rywen and Chana, graduate of the Władysław Jagiełło State Middle School.
Mojżesz Sarna – born on January 25, 1902, son of Chaskiel and Itta née Landau, graduate of the Philological Male Middle School of the Polish School Society in Płock.
Salomon Kohn – born on June 19, 1902, son of Lejbuś and Toba née Malowańczyk, graduate of the Władysław Jagiełło State Middle School.
Symcha Kiwa Farba – born on March 25, 1902, son of Nuchim Arie and Kajla née Winogron, graduate of the Władysław Jagiełło State Middle School.
Salomon Tyński – born on October 28, 1894, son of Tobiasz and Rajla née Chaskiel, graduate of the Tadeusz Kościuszko State Philological Middle School in Gostynin.
On Saturday, March 23, at 6 p.m., the Nobiscum Foundation invites everyone to join us at the Darmstadt House at 8 Old Market Square for the premiere of our latest publication, this time addressed to younger readers – the book “Adam and his Płock” by […]
