Zyngier (Singer) Families
The family name of Zyngier ( Singer) from Ostrowiec appears in many sources in the town history and among descendants. In this page, we will try to consolidate information known and provide links to additional pages on this website.
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Lejbus Pejsach (Percy) Singer (Zyngier) was born on May 15, 1919
in Ostroweic son of Itcha (Isadore / Yitzchak) and Chaya Sura Zyngier
See his page for more details.
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Paul Singer, born as Mendel Pinkhas Zyngier on September 1920 lived in Ostrowiec, son of Abraham and Sarah Singer .
His siblings that are currently known were his 2 brothers that survived the Holocaust:
Harry - born Sept 7 1924. Moved from Waterbury to Hamden, Connecticut after the war. He had 2 children with his wife Naomi, Debra and Robert. He was an active member of Temple Beth Sholom in Hamden for 40 years.
David
His sister Chaya Szaindla died in the Holocaust.
Paul survived several concentration camps including Auschwitz ,Flossenbürg ,Gleiwitz .
His Holocaust testimony can be seen at
https://vha.usc.edu/testimony/58753?from=search&seg=23
In the Ostrowiec Yizkor book of 1971, he and his brother David took out a memorial ad for his family seen on this page.
Sources include : Cindy (Singer) Beer and the Ostrowiec Yizkor Book, 1971
Hanna and Natan Singer lived in Ostrowiec and had 7 children: 4 daughters: Rose, Frimmet, Shaindl, Toby and Faiga (also known as Fay), and two sons: Moishe and Yehuda.
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From various transport records to Auschwitz , we know of following Zyngier residents ( Singer) that were deported there:
B-5395 Berek b. 10.03.1922
B-5396 Szyja b. 10.01.1924