The Holocaust in Gombin

Of 2,312 Jews living in Gombin in 1939, 212 survived the Holocaust. The majority were exterminated in the first Nazi death camp, Chelmno. Today, there are no Jews living in Gombin.

Postcards from the Ghetto
     Rare postcards sent by Lusia and Roza Gips from the Gombin ghetto to their parents in Warsaw.

Documents on the Konin Labor Camp
     Primary and secondary documents, as well as testimonials, relating to the labor camp at Konin, where several hundred Gombiner Jews were deported, most eventually arriving in Chelmno or Auschwitz.

Documents on the Chelmno Death Camp
     Primary and secondary documents, as well as testimonials, relating to Chelmno, the first operational death camp in Occupied Poland and the final resting place of the Gombiner Jews.

Survivor Testimonials
     Jack Frankel
     Ben Guyer

The back of a postcard sent from Gombin by Malka Mann (nee Glickzeliger) to Kibbutz Ein Hachoresh in Israel