Photos of Jewish Families, Couples, Weddings, and Groups in Mielec before 1939

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Families

  • Esther Lichtblau née Goldklang, Yochanon Lichtblau, and son (from Kawęczyn)
  • Moses Padawer, Chana Padawer née Schechter, and family (from Radomyśl Wielki)
  • Solomon Feit and his daughters Ethel and Roseline. This photo was one of many taken by August Jaderny in Mielec.
  • The Apfel family
  • The Apfel family – photo taken February 28, 1930
  • Esther Malka Berl née Friedman (left) and her daughter Rosa Berl — photo courtesy Bradley Evan Pomerance
  • The Blattberg family with mother Sarah Chana Blattberg née Licht front left and father Schulim Blattberg front right. Joseph Blattberg is in the back wearing glasses (2nd from left) and Simcha Blattberg in also in the back with his arm around a sister (name unknown). This photo was likely taken just before the war based on the known ages of Joseph and Simcha. — photo courtesy Muzeum Fotografii Mielec “Jadernowka”
  • Family portrait taken at the wedding of Moshe Kornfeld and Liba Saleschütz in Kolbuszowa — photo courtesy of the U.S. Holocaust Museum
  • Yechiel & Jechcia Brand with their daughter in Radomyśl Wielki — photo courtesy Stanisław Wanatowicz
  • Felman family portrait. From left: [unidentified], Joseph Felman, Miriam Felman, [baby], Braindel Felman (1895 – ??), and Hirsch Felman (1884 – ??) — photo courtesy Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”
  • Samuel Kupperman, his wife Simchah Kupperman née Kornbluth, and their three boys on May 21, 1937 in Borowa — photo courtesy Yad Vashem
  • Franzblau 50th Wedding Anniversary in Goleszów — photo courtesy Stanisław Wanatowicz
  • The Schwartz family circa 1925. Top row from left: Isaac Schwartz (1919 – 1942), Sarah Feiga Schwartz née Eichenholz (1890 – 1942), Roza Sussel Schwartz (1914 – ??), Bluma Schwartz (1912 – 1942), Meyer Schwartz (1888 – 1942), and Fruma Schwartz (1917 – 1942). Seated from left: Shmuel Schwartz (1925 – 1942) and Alte Bruche Schwartz (1922 – 1942). Photo courtesy Stanisław Wanatowicz
  • The Schapira family circa 1910: Top row from left: Max (Meir) Schapira (1906 – 1993), Isaac Mendel Schapira (1878 – 1963), Regina Schapira née Gross (1878 – 1970), and Sarah Schapira (ca 1901 – ??). Child sitting in chair: Arthur (Abraham) Schapira (1907 – ??). Baby in lap: Valerie / Ella Schapira (ca 1909 – ??) — photo courtesy Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”
  • The Trompeter family shortly before the war. Top row standing from left: unidentified girl, Sarah Trompeter (1919 – 1945), Roza Trompeter (1917 – 1942), Jonas Trompeter (1916 – 1997), Naftali Hirsch Trompeter (1921 – ???), Tauba / Tobi Biber née Trompeter (1925 – ??); Seated in middle from left: Giselle Blima Trompeter née Grunberg (1894 – 1942), Jacob Isaac Trompeter (1890 – 1942); Seated in front: Miriam Trompeter (1927 – 1942) and Esti Trompeter (1930 – 1942) — photo from Irene Eber’s book “The Choice”
  • One of the two remaining unidentified Jewish family portraits from the collection held by the Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka” in Mielec
  • The Cytryn family. Top row from left to right: Rachel CYTRYN, Adela CYTRYN née FEUER, Nathan CYTRYN, Fela CYTRYN née ??(mother of Szaja), Sala/Sally CYTRYN, Szaja CYTRYN, and Helena CYTRYN (yes I know it looks like a boy). Bottom row left to right: Beila CYTRYN, ?? CYTRYN. Photo courtesy Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”.
  • The Cytryn family. Top row standing from left to right: Beila CYTRYN, Sala/Sally CYTRYN, Nathan CYTRYN, Helena CYTRYN. Bottom row seated left to right: Rachel CYTRYN, Fela CYTRYN née ??(mother of Szaja), Adela CYTRYN née FEUER, Szaja CYTRYN. Photo courtesy Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”.
  • Paulina Verstandig (top right) and her children who all settled in Sweden before the war. Top row from left: Solomon (1906 – 1972), Gina (ca 1907 – 1998), and Paulina. Bottom row from left: Philip (ca 1909 – 1997), Sigmund (ca 1910 – 1997), and Markus (1908 – 1985). Photo credit: Mark Verstandig’s book “I Rest My Case” (photo insert 1)
  • Hershel Weisler Hartman and his son (name unknown) in military uniform — photo from his great-granddaughter Urszula Sulisz née Weisler via Yad Vashem ID#13255446
  • Mrs. Wolfkowicz and her son (unidentified) — photo courtesy Stanisław Wanatowicz
  • Hirsch Leipzig (1896 – 1944, top left) and his children: Asher Joshua (top right, 1923 – 1940), Malka (bottom left, 1926 – 1940), Miriam Basie (bottom middle, 1929 – 1940), and Chaya Chava (bottom right, 1927 – 1940). Missing is wife/mother Dvora Leipzig née Kornbluth who was killed in the Shoah before this photo was taken. Photo courtesy Ruth Leipzig Reshef via Yad Vashem
  • photo courtesy Ginette Wachtel via Yad Vashem
  • Chana Weinman née Tiefenbrun (left, ?? – 1942) and her two daughters: Gitel (center, 1917 – 1942) and Zissel (right, 1925 – 1942). Photo courtesy Giza Gutman via Yad Vashem
  • The Klagsbrun family. From left: daughter Reizel Chana Dina (1916 – 1942), daughter Shaindel (1910 – ??), mother Malka Klagsbrun née Singer (1894 – 1942), son-in-law Moses Hirsch Thaler (1905 – ??), daughter Keile Klagsbrun (also wife of Moses Hirsch, 1909 – ??), and Necha (1912 – 1943). Photo courtesy Shlomo Klagsbrun via Yad Vashem
  • The Mechlowicz Family — photo courtesy Yitzchak Mechlowicz via Yad Vashem

Couples and Weddings

  • Chaya Wiener née Amsterdam + Pinkas Wiener
  • Chaya Rachel Kleinman née Dembitzer + Isaac Yehuda Kleinman
  • Wedding of Rachel Zuckerbrot to Abraham Wasserstrum. Photo taken in 1939 by August Jaderny — photo courtesy of Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”
  • Family portrait taken at the wedding of Moshe Kornfeld and Liba Saleschütz in Kolbuszowa — photo courtesy of the U.S. Holocaust Museum
  • Esther Friedman née Goldklang and her husband Moses Friedman in front of their farmhouse in Wadowice Górne in 1932 — photo courtesy Bradley Evan Pomerance
  • unidentified elderly Jewish couple — photo courtesy Stanisław Wanatowicz
  • Marriage of a daughter of Moses Apfel (names of bride and groom unknown). Sister Frieda Apfel is in the back row 4th from the left, and grandmother Blima Apfel née Keller is in the front at the table, 2nd from the right.
  • Berty and Simon Schnall — photo courtesy Ginette Wachtel via Yad Vashem ID#3612855
  • Rina Ferderber née Rose and David Ferderber — photo courtesy Yad Vashem

Other Groups

  • Frieda Apfel (on right) with two friends — photo courtesy Muzeum Fotografii Mielec “Jadernowka”
  • Large group of unidentified Jews — photo courtesy Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka” in Mielec
  • Large group of unidentified Jewish boys and men — photo courtesy Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka” in Mielec
  • Trade education in Poland, circa 1920’s, photo of wood working class for boys, outside — photo courtesy JDC archives (ref: NY_03912_dt1)
  • Jewish men and women in a workshop — photo courtesy JDC archives (ref: NY_01406_dt1)