Nathan Grumach – Son, Notary and Cantor in Barczewo/Wartenburg
Since he had a beautiful voice, he liked to help out in the synagogue and sing there for services when he came home for Shabbat.
Struck by lightning
Memo August 1851 “… the Jewish herring merchant Jochim Goersch from Wystiten was struck dead by lightning in the village of Karklienen on August 25,
From the pictures by Max Sandelowsky
Here we see a group of trainees on an excursion to Schwarzort (Curonian Spit) in 1935.
Polin Museum Book recommendations
Further reading on the core exhibition at the Polin Museum. Personal recommendations by Michael Leiserowitz.