Płońsk
Płońsk ( 1941-1945 German Plöhnen ) is a town in Poland, in the Masovian Voivodeship about 60 km north- west of Warsaw on the Płonka.
History
Jews in Płońsk
With the invitation of Jewish citizens in the 15th century by the nobility, a local Jewish community was established, which has contributed much to the local economy. In the second half of the 17th century, a pogrom against the Jewish population took place. Towards the end of the 19th century, an association of vorzionistischen organization " Agudat Ezra " was founded, whose 120 members decided to speak only Hebrew. One of the members was David Green, later, David Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel.
According to the census of the city lived in 1908 in Płońsk 11,603 inhabitants, of which 7,551 Jews ( 65%).
With the occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany all Jewish citizens were locked up in a ghetto and murdered in 1942 in the extermination camps of Treblinka and Auschwitz -Birkenau. The Plonsker synagogue, three Jewish schools and the Jewish cemetery fell into disrepair during the communist period.
With the fall of the communist bloc and the renewal of diplomatic relations between Poland and Israel, the historical significance of the city was highlighted as the birthplace of David Ben -Gurion from the Polish initiative. The land on which the family home was green, was provided with explanatory signs and a partnership between the City Płońsk and the Israeli Ramat Hanegev Keris was closed. 2004 was decided on the initiative of Plonsker mayor, a Ben- Gurion Museum to build in the city.
Twin Cities
- Ramat Negev (Israel )
- Winschoten (Netherlands)
- Čakovec (Croatia )
- Crepy en Valois (France)
- Šalčininkai (Lithuania )
- Bakhchisaray (Ukraine )
- Volgograd (Russia)
Sons and daughters of the town
- David Ben -Gurion (1886-1973), first Prime Minister of Israel
- Jadwiga Zakrzewska (* 1950), politician, Platforma Obywatelska, Member of Sejm 1997-2001 and since 2005
- Joanna Mucha (born 1976 ), politician (PO ), Minister for Sport and Tourism