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My friends from Hashomer Hatzair in Gombin
Meir Holcman
Translated by Ada Holtzman
Rywka Makower
The first one from my group whom I chose to commemorate was Rywka Makower who had been the outstanding and best member we had as I could remember. She excelled in her intelligence and knowledge. It is very difficult and painful for me to remember how fate had its way and this interesting young woman, who was also in Kibbutz Hachshara in Kalisz with me and Rywcia Gostynska (my wife). this great idealist, gave up Alyia (immigration to Eretz Israel) and then perished in the Holocaust.
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Members of “Hakhalutz” in Gombin, 1935
(movement who educated the adults to the ideals of the Socialist Zionist ideals whoping they will manage also to immigrate to Eretz Israel.
Standing from left to right Nute (Natan) Kutnowski, Pesach Sochaczewski, Mosze Gelbert, Pinchas Gostynski, Chanan Fridland, Abraham Etinger, Szmuel Glikzeliger (Golan), not remembered, Rafael (founder of the “Oved” movement in Gombin);
Standing from left to right: Chana Topial, Cwia Bauman, Chana'leh Tajfeld, Mosze Etinger;
Standing from left to right: Chana'leh Zurkowska, Meir Holcman, Rywka Makower, Zelig Etinger, Yosef Rak, Natan Lypszyc;
Lying at the center: Nusen (Natan Wojdeslawski (Wajs) (“Raszowicz”) |
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Pessach Sochaczewski
Pessach Sochaczewski was among the founders and senior member of Hashomer Hatzair youth movement in Gombin. For many years he was the appointed officer of the Jewish National Fund in Gombin and he also represented Hashomer Hatzair in the various institutions.
He made his living from carpentry, specializing in small scale works and mainly cupboards at stores.
For many years he was engaged to Channal'eh Żurkowska and at certain point he gave up the dream to make Alyia (immigration to Eretz Israel) and decided to lead a common life as a couple in Poland.
My first wages as a worker was when I worked for him as an apprentice carpenter in order to have a “productive” profession to work and build Israel.
Chanal'eh had a sister Rachel Żurkowska. She was too a member of Hashomer Hatzair movement. They all perished in the Holocaust.
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