Preserving the Legacy of Gombin since 1923
October 9th – 19th, 2025
B’Nai Gombin Issue 42Published: April 2025
We are pleased to announce that, by popular demand, we are reviving the Gombin Society’s newsletter, B’nai Gombin. You can expect to find information about our current initiatives, some Gombin Society history, information about upcoming events or trips, and recommendations of books, movies, articles, exhibits, and more that may be of interest to Gombiners. We hope you will enjoy it!
Today the Gombin Society celebrates 100 years since its formation. That is 100 years of welcoming newcomers, helping those that remained. Preserving the memory of the Jewish community in Gombin, and renewing friendships in Poland. We will have a joyous gathering to celebrate. L'Chaim!
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We are looking forward to sharing in your celebration. Thank you for inviting us...
A little interesting fact - the author of the photo with the synagogue is Władysław Turowski, parish priest of the Catholic parish in Gombin in the years 1933 - 1939. Arrested by the Germans, he was imprisoned in the concentration camp in Mathausen-Gusen, where he died in 1942. Father Turowski's name is embossed in the lower left corner of the photo. He is the author of a series of photos of Gąbin (privately he was passionate about photography), including several photos of the synagogue, which are located in the Diocesan Museum in Płock.
Can anyone explain the transition of the town name Gabin to Gombin? My Zeide would be kvelling about the longevity of the Gombin Society!
Our first lesson this year
Anita and Vicky introduced themselves and their US homes and we shared the news of the upcoming party.
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Dear Gombin Society,
I am a documentary filmmaker currently making a film with support from The Claims Conference, Jewish Film Institute, and Jewish Story Partners, and I would like to request permission to use a small amount of the beautiful footage posted on the USHMM site [here](collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1003807). Can someone please message me about this? I emailed the address posted on your website but have not heard back yet.
Thanks,
Yoav Potash
collections.ushmm.org
The Museum’s Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Search be...2 CommentsComment on Facebook
Dear Yoav,
We could not find any email from you sent to our website. If you wish to ask about the Sam Rafel film please try again to contact us that way.
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We are Bringing Back B’nai Gombin
We are bringing back the Gombin Society Newsletter after a gap of seven years. We hope you will enjoy it. Please CLICK HERE to see it. Be sure to take our survey about an upcoming trip to Poland embedded in the Newsletter! To find the earlier issues of B’nai Gombin click on the box on the Home page which says Read our Newsletter or CLICK HERE
Rendering of Plaque in Old Town Square Gombiner Lindsey Max describes her genealogical journey in Smithsonian article New Video: “Last Letter – Gombin and Gostynin Commemoration” Jewish Gombin Highlighted at Yad VaShem Abraham Mastbaum Auschwitz Interview New Video: George Nosal Interview in Cleveland, 2019
There are no upcoming tours. Please check out our previous tours:
Virtual Gombin #15 happened on June 18, 2023: 10am Pacific, 1pm New York, 6pm London, 7pm Warsaw, 8pm TelAviv Presentation made by USHMM curators, Susy Snyder and Vincent Slatt. Highlights include brief tours of the family photo collections, the 1937 Sam Rafel film, and the recently discovered testimony by a witness of the Nazi invasion of Gombin during the very early days of WWII; these documents were hidden and are known as The Ringelblum Archive,… Read More »
Virtual Gombin #14: Sunday, March 26th – Zionist Youth in pre-war Poland. Katarzyna Martinovic
Virtual Gombin #13 – DNA and Family History – Michael Shade
Virtual Gombin #12 – Update from the Annual Members’ Meeting – 100 years of the Gombin Society.
