My home: Mielec, Poland

04.02.2012                      11.Schwat. 5772                      Beschalach

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My home: Mielec, Poland

The survivors of Mielec are few and far between, but one has very vivid memories of the place she called home.

Lately the small Polish community of Mielec has received attention in the press and the publishing world. The survivors of this community today are few and far between, but one, living in Jerusalem, has very vivid memories of the place she called home.
The Geminder family had an established presence in this shtetl in the 19th century. Great-grandmother Blime’s son, Haim, had a horse and wagon with which he traveled to the neighboring villages, collecting and filling orders from the peasants. This proved to be profitable, for eventually he amassed enough money to build a two-story stone house….