Return of Survivors to Ostrowiec

ostrowiec 1945 gathering numbered

3rd Anniversary Ceremony of the Deportation of Most of Ostrowiec Jewish Community

The above picture was taken on October 11, 1945 by Avraham Berman when survivors of the Holocaust returned to their hometown in Ostroweice for a ceremony at the Ostrowiec Jewish Cemetery.

We would like to gather the names of those in the photo.  If  you have details, please email us. In the future, we will list the names on this page.

(Photo courtesy of Jack Borenstein who was present at the ceremony)

Appearing in the photo:

6- Berel Blum (Berek Blumensztok)

12- Shlomo Gutwilen

21- Yossel (Joseph) Rosenberg

28- Chaja Muszkies

30- Jack Borenstein

31- Yosek Balter

32- Malka Spiegel

33- Hindelah Rosenberg nee Tochterman

36- Devorah (Dorka/Dorothy) Stern nee Rapoport

37- Yankel (Jack) Rapoport

39- Gerald (Wicek) Rosenberg

40- Rubin Katz

42- Fela Katz

Ostrowiec survivors near the mass grave

Survivors from Ostrowiec walk toward mass grave (Oct 1942)
Survivors from Ostrowiec walk toward the site of a mass grave for 2000 Jews shot during the October 1942 action
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Blum post war
Group portrait of Jews from Ostrowiec

Berel Blum is standing in the center of the picture.

Shlomo 5th from left. Photo taken in 1945 in Ostrowiec

(Photo taken somewhere in Ostrowiec in 1945- courtesy of Jack Borenstein)

2- Jack Borenstein

4- Yankel (Jack) Rapoport

5- Shlomo Gutwilen

6- Mjetek/Moshe Bomberg

7- Berel Blum (Berek Blumensztok)

8- Moishe (Max) Stern

9- Chaskiel Korenwaser