Gustaw (Gecel) Cyprys (1906-?) – an ophthalmologist. Son of Józef Chaim and Sura nee Fogel. He studied medicine in France at the University of Montpellier. In the 1930s, he worked at the Jewish Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Czyste in Warsaw. He was murdered by […]
Doctor Matias (Mateusz) Marienstras (Mariański) was born on September 22, 1900 in Płock. He was the son of Moszek (Mikołaj) and Maria née Krykus. He had two brothers – Wilhelm, who was also a doctor, Maksymilian – a pharmacist by profession, and sister Franciszka (married […]
On February 21, on the 80th anniversary of the first deportation of Jews from the Płock ghetto, the album Dalet by the Płock trio Schröttersburg was released. Both the release date and the title of the album are not accidental – Michał, bassist and vocalist of the group says: The band wanted to remind about it and also dedicate the album to all victims of the deportation. It is also worth mentioning that this album is largely inspired by Kabbalah, its symbolism and meaning.
Apart from the above-mentioned inspirations, the album does not contain direct and literal references to Jewish culture or music. Schröttersburg are consistently doing their artistic work, following the cold-wave path on which the musicians have built their own language. A language that was also very aptly used to pay tribute to the Płock Jewish community, because this music does not lack energy and motor skills, which are a transmitter of emotions, anger and discord.
It is worth noting that fragments of two songs from the Dalet album were also included in the soundtrack of the film “Into the abyss of shadows”, created by the Nobiscum Foundation as part of the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the Płock ghetto.
The album has been released on CD and cassette, and a vinyl release is also planned. More information about its purchase can be found, among others on Bandacamp and the band’s Facebook.
Matias Marienstras (Mateusz Mariański) (1900-1957) – doctor of medicine. He was born on September 22 in Płock. He was the son of a merchant from Warsaw, Moszek and Sura née Krykus. He had two brothers – Wilhelm, who was also a doctor by profession, and […]
The Jews of Płock, apart from creating their own social organizations, took an active part in the activities of many others operating in the town. An example may be the Medical Society of Płock, where doctors of Jewish origin were involved, many of whom were […]
27 January 2021 marks the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day, following the annual call of the Shalom Foundation, we encourage everyone in Płock to light candles in our windows on 6 p.m. as a sign of remembrance of all victims of the Holocaust.
We must remember. Never again.
Chaim Mendel aka Mieczysław Themerson (1871–1930) – doctor of medicine from Płock, writer and journalist was born on October 8, 1871, as the son of the turner Rubin and Chaja Tauba Themerson. Chaim Mendel graduated from the Płock Governorate Middle High School, and then the […]
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 were deported by the Germans to labor and extermination camps, the Nobiscum Foundation prepared three events.
Premiere of the film Into the abyss of shadows
21 February 2021, 6 p.m. CET
Where: jewishplock.eu, fundacjanobiscum.eu websites together with the foundation’s Facebook channels
On February 21, 1941, in the early morning, the Jewish district was surrounded and the SS members began to drive Jews out of their homes by beating them. I watched the first deportation phase from the window of our apartment. Jews expelled from their homes were beaten terribly and taken to trucks. Many people with no signs of life lay in the streets. The truck hatches were not lowered, and SS men with truncheons were standing on both sides, hitting those getting on, so that a gate made of human bodies was created in front of the truck. All our luggage was taken from us before. I remember that it was freezing cold on the day of my deportation and many people on the trucks were wearing only their underwear. There were about 35-40 people on each truck, crammed like sardines. [Izaak Zemelman]
The authors of the film are Gabriela Nowak-Dąbrowska and Piotr Dąbrowski of the Nobiscum Foundation. The production consists of fragments of memoirs of Płock Jews who survived the deportation from the Płock ghetto, including Symcha Guterman, Adam Neuman-Nowicki, Izaak Zemelman, Tema Lichtensztajn, as well as archival materials and specially animated for the film drawings by Yaakov Guterman, a resident of Płock, a talented artist and the good spirit of Płock known to many in our city.
The title of the film refers to Symcha Guterman’s poem “My Faith”.
The film will be available in Polish, with Polish and English subtitles.
Virtual exhibition The Jews of Płock 1939-1945
Premiere of the exhibition: 21 February 2021, 6 p.m. CET
Where: jewishplock.eu, fundacjanobiscum.eu websites together with the Facebook channels of the foundation and the Art Gallery of Płock
Before World War II, nearly 10,000 Jews lived in Płock. They played an important role in the city’s social, cultural and economic life. They co-created the history of Płock for over 700 years. The outbreak of World War II meant that their world ceased to exist. The virtual exhibition entitled “The Jews of Płock 1939-1945”, prepared by the Nobiscum Foundation in cooperation with the Art Gallery of Płock, will recall the most important information about the fate of Płock Jews during World War II. Materials presented at the exhibition from, among others, from the collections of the Płock Scientific Society, Ghetto Fighters House, the State Archives in Płock, the National Library, the National Digital Archives and private collections.
Author: Gabriela Nowak-Dąbrowska
Graphic concept and website design: Piotr Dąbrowski
Project partner: Art Gallery of Płock
The exhibition will be available in Polish and English.
Educational project It happened right here, where you are standing now
21 February – 1 March 2021
Where: outdoor space of Kwiatka Street in Płock
How often, while living, dealing with everyday matters or waiting for a bus to arrive, do we wonder about the fate of nearly 10,000 people who were brutally deported from the Płock ghetto at the turn of February and March 1941, directly from Kwiatka Street, former Szeroka Street? On the 80th anniversary of the deportation of Płock Jews, the Nobiscum Foundation wishes to recall this event by implementing an educational project in the space of the street. The information boards will include photos and information, as well as QR codes enabling you to directly visit the websites with the virtual exhibition “Płock Jews 1939-1945” and the film “Into the abyss of shadows”.
More information on our events coming soon!
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 […]
