The prisoners knew that there was no way out except to fight, which could bring liberation to some of them. The great holy will to live, the love of freedom, gave rise to the idea of breaking free from hell surrounded by barbed wire. Marian […]
On June 1 this year, as the Nobiscum Foundation we sent a letter to the Mayor of the City of Płock, Andrzej Nowakowski, with an appeal to make a decision on the extraction of matzevot from the Park on the Hill (“Na Górkach”), securing them […]
On Sunday, 2 July, at the Galicia Jewish Museum, we took part in a ceremony during which we were honored with the “Preserving Memory” award for our contribution to saving and commemorating Jewish heritage in Poland. We feel honored and touched that we are now among people presented with this important award!
During this year’s 26th ceremony, the awards were presented to: Dominik Szulc (Kraśnik), Izabela Sekulska (Mielec/Tarnów), Marian Lackowski (Chełm), Agnieszka Kostuch and Katarzyna Sudaj (Trzemeszno), Wojciech Głowacz (Czarny Dunajec), Narcyz Listkowski (Rabka Zdrój), Karolina Panz (Nowy Targ), Jerzy Tracz (Lubartów), Ewa Paul (Bełchatów) and us.
The “Preserving Memory” diploma is awarded annually to Poles involved in preserving the Polish-Jewish heritage and fostering Polish-Jewish dialogue.
The “Preserving Memory” program was initiated in 1998 by the American lawyer Michael H. Traison.
The photo comes from the website of the Galicia Jewish Museum.
🇬🇧 Forum for Dialogue – the oldest Polish non-governmental organization aiming to improve Polish-Jewish relations, for 25 years has been gathering people for whom Jewish history and heritage in Poland are of great importance. This year we had the honor and pleasure to participate in […]
An inconspicuous one-story house at the exit of Sienkiewicza Street, at number 64. Every day it falls into more and more decay. At first glance, it does not stand out as anything special, although its history and the history of its residents is unique. These […]
Beniamin Lejb Sztucki – the last Jew who lived in Płock until the end.
Beniamin Lejb Sztucki was born on January 13, 1903, in the family of a merchant, Moszek and Gitla née Niedźwiedz. Due to a hearing impairment, he did not work professionally and was dependent on his father. His wife was Basia née Niedźwiedz, with whom he had three children. During World War II, he was a prisoner of concentration camps in Auschwitz and Dachau. Almost his entire family was murdered by the Nazis. Beniamin returned to Płock after the war. He worked at the Gershon Dua Knitting Work Cooperative, which began its activity in 1949, in the building of the synagogue at 7 Kwiatka Street. As we read in the work of Jan Przedpełski and Jerzy Stefański “Żydzi płoccy w dziejach miasta” [“Jews of Płock in the history of the city”], he remained faithful to Jewish religion and tradition until the end of his life. He died on July 21, 1994. He was buried in the municipal cemetery in Płock.
🇬🇧 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the uprising of the prisoners of the German Nazi death camp Treblinka II. In connection with this anniversary and thanks to the financial support of the City of Płock, the Nobiscum Foundation will produce a film project entitled […]
Monika Niedźwiecka and her students from the Complex of Economics and Merchant Schools in Płock take part in the Daffodils Campaign every year. Also today, on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, they created a magazine dedicated to women – […]
🇬🇧 This summer, thanks to the financial support of the City of Płock, the Nobiscum Foundation will organize a project addressed to Płock’s senior residents entitled “Achavah. A series of workshops and meetings with the history and culture of Jews from Płock”. ✡️
As part of the series, we will organize workshops inspired by the works of Fiszel Zylberberg (1909-1942) and the brothers Feliks (1921-2016) and Devi (1914-2002) Tuszyński, which will be conducted by Mariola Adamska – a long-time employee of the Art Department of the Mazovian Museum in Płock (as well as the co-author of the scenario of the permanent exhibition devoted to Art Deco), currently associated with the Municipal Cultural Center in Płońsk, a meeting with Krzysztof Bielawski – a researcher of Jewish cemeteries and publicist, author of the book “Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland”, lectures on, among others, historical sources for the history of Jews from Płock in the collection of the State Archives in Płock, which will be led by Gabriela Nowak-Dąbrowska, as well as genealogy workshops.
More information about the project coming soon!
On our graphics: a photograph of Synagogalna Street in Płock, 1918 (from the collection of the Scientific Society of Płock).
22 March marks the 125th birth anniversary of Beniamin Perelmuter (1898-1952) Beniamin (Beniamin Lejb) Perelmuter was born on March 22, 1898 as the son of Majer, a merchant from Łuck (Volyn province) and Liwcia nee Kon. He was born in the house of the heirs […]
