Source: Alon Goldman

The Association of Częstochowa Jews in Israel held its annual Memorial Evening on Thursday 5th December 2024 at Yitzhak Rabin Centre in Tel Aviv. The event marked the 82nd anniversary of the liquidation of the Częstochowa Ghetto and the deportation, to the Treblinka death camp, of the Jews of the city and the surrounding area.

Present were Częstochowa Holocaust Survivors fLeah Fischoff (née Petrokowska), 94, and Gabi Horowitz, 90, and about forty Second and Third Generations members.

The meeting opened with a memorial ceremony and the recitation of Kaddish for our family members who were murdered in the Holocaust.

Two lectures then followed the memorial ceremony.

Modi Givon (above), whose roots lie in the Hallberg family, is tour guide to Poland with extensive experience of over 200 trips with students and adults to Poland. He is a former Vice-Chairman of the Tour Guides to Poland organization Moti’s topic was the “Survivors of Treblinka Among the Jews of Częstochowa”.

Alon Goldman (below), Chairman of the Association of Częstochowa Jews in Israel, spoke on “The Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Częstochowa, – the Challenges and Activities”.  Alon reviewed the activities which had been carried out over the years in order to preserve our Jewish heritage and the challenges which we face today.

During the lecture, the attendees were shown, among other things, the new website of the HASAG Pelcery Forced Labour Camp, created by our Częstochowa friends, Marcin Bociań and Kamil Langier. Marcin Bociań’s video was also screened. It shows a drone’s eye view on the camp’s site as it is today.

We thank Modi Givon, Tami Hanoch and Chen Fischoff for their help in organising the meeting.