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It is the objective of the GJH & GS to preserve the legacy of Jewish history and culture in Gombin, Poland, the town of our ancestral families. We will preserve the record of our family’s roots and genealogy so that the history of 300 years of Jewish life in Gombin will not have been destroyed by the Holocaust.
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Virtual Gombin #6: Lindsey Max
In Virtual Gombin Tour #6, Lindsey Max talks about “History Lost and Found: Tracing My Gombiner Roots Through the Jewish Diaspora”, an article she wrote for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. In personal and authentic language, Lindsey describes the genealogical journey that took her to discover her Gombiner roots. That journey took her around the world, to the Gombin shtetl in Poland and back to New Jersey, where she delved into the history of the Gombin Society.
Virtual Gombin #5: Virtual (Passover) Seder
I'm so happy to announce that my article about the Gombin Society has been published in Smithsonian Folklife Magazine!
Thank you to everyone who helped me in this process. The story wouldn't be complete without you.
History Lost and Found: Tracing My Gombiner Roots Through the Jewish Diaspora
folklife.si.edu
By 1920, roughly forty families had immigrated to the United States from Gombin, Poland.So well written!! Fabulous and interesting
AWESOME!!!!!
Fascinating read. My family is from Gombin.
My father was from Gombin Albert Greenbaum
On 27 January 1945, 75 years ago Auschwitz was liberated.
When I was a little child, my father told me how his parents and his brother were murdered by the Nazis , he told me about Mengele, about the executions, about 6 years of suffering .
In loving memory of my father Abraham Mastbaum, who survived Auschwitz, Dora-Mittelbau, the Todesmarsch and Bergen-Belsen. My father did this video on April 2006, a few month before he died.
Born 28.January 1922 in Gombin /Gabin ( Poland )and died 2007 in Hannover ( Germany )
Papa, I love you and miss you so incredible much 😘😓
Remember your father so well.i visit him few times when i was young with my parents Joseph and Helene. Blawat.also know your mother from Paris.This video is very touching because it is a part of my childhoo and my heritage.i feel very close to all the holocaust s stories.
Natalie Mastbaum-Grabowski I visited your Mother and Father in Hannover several years ago for a few days. You were there with your beautiful little girl. Your father and my father, Sam Frankel, were close friends. Please stay in touch with me. Gaylesok@gmail.com
Frankie's Road to Recovery, organized by Jason Anthony
Frankie's Road to Recovery, organized by Jason Anthony
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On March 27th at approx. 12:00am, Frankie Terranova at only 33 years old, suffered a severe l… Jason Anthony needs your support for Frankie's Road to Recovery
The slideshow from my recent talk (no audio): 'They call him Gąbinski because he comes from Gombin' is now available online: bit.ly/Gabinski1TheyCallHimGabinskiSlides
The full video should be available shortly on the Gombin Society website.
Anyone looking for Zolna in Gombin or Plock?
Hi Michael Zolno, I am looking for Zolna. I know this was a very common name in Gombin. I am looking for a friend from college by that name.
how can I help?
I'm looking for someone named Leslie Zolna who was my roommate in college in the 1960s. I believe her family lived in Great Neck, NY.
Gombiner Lindsey Max describes her genealogical journey in Smithsonian article
Lindsey Max wrote an article for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage called “History Lost and Found: Tracing My Gombiner Roots Through the Jewish Diaspora”. In personal and authentic language, Lindsey describes the genealogical journey that took her to discover her Gombiner roots. That journey took her around the world, to the Gombin shtetl in Poland and back to New Jersey, where she delved into the history of the Gombin Society.
New Video: “Last Letter – Gombin and Gostynin Commemoration” Jewish Gombin Highlighted at Yad VaShem Abraham Mastbaum Auschwitz Interview Virtual Gombin Tour #4: “They call him ‘Gąbinski’; 200 years of migration: Part 1 – Town and Country” New Video: George Nosal Interview in Cleveland, 2019 Gombin Jewish Cemetery Fence Repair Project
