Where did Jewish families live in the Płock poviat before the war? We decided to check and research one of the communes – Rogozino. In the records of this commune, kept in the resources of the State Archives in Płock, there are registers of residents […]
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 […]
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 behind the cathedral church, where he read classics and dreamed of ideals, or the building of the Płock theater, which does not exist today , in which he gave a lecture on the history and activities of the Zionist movement in the 1920s – these are just some of the places associated with “the most important Jew in the world”.
You can now listen to podcasts in Polish, English and Hebrew about Nachum Sokołow prepared by Philip Earl Steele and Jarosław Kociszewski as part of the project devoted to the founders of Zionism from Poland, in which we had the honor to participate recently.
Podcast in Polish:
Podcast in English:
Podcast in Hebrew:
You can also read about the project, Nachum Sokołow and his relations with Płock in an article published by Rzeczpospolita (in Polish), Israel Hayom (in Hebrew) and the Times of Israel (in English).
🇵🇱 https://www.rp.pl/plus-minus/art19076051-nahum-sokolow-najwazniejszy-zyd-swiata
🇮🇱 https://www.israelhayom.co.il/judaism/judaism-news/article/5886189
🇬🇧 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/nahum-sokolow-the-worlds-most-important-jew/
It is worth adding that as part of the project by Philip Earl Steele and Jarosław Kociszewski, texts and podcasts about David Ben Gurion, David Gordon and rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kalischer were published as well.
In the photo, the visit of the president of the World Zionist Organization, Nachum Sokołow, in Poland (with a book in the center) in 1929 (from the collection of the National Digital Archives)
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, […]
