Jakub Broniatowski

Biography

Jakub Broniatowski was born on October 16, 1840 in Częstochowa, Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. His parents were Mojsze Bronatowski and Yetta Broniatowska. He was a Felczer (Assistant Surgeon).

Aron married Chaja Broniatowska in 1866 in Czestochowa, Częstochowa County, Śląskie, Poland. Together they had the following children:
Pinkus Szulem Broniatowski;
Joseph E Broones;
Henryk Broniatowski, Sr.;
Romuald Broniatowski;
Lejb Broniatowski;
Dr. Artur Broniatowski;
Gucja Broniatowski;
Abram Broniatowski.

He died on March 24, 1926 in Czestochowa, Częstochowa County, Śląskie, Poland.

• Today, a "felczer" would be someting like a hospital attendant but in the past it was like a doctor without diploma, more surgeon than anything else.

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BRONIATOWSKI Jakub Aron (1840–1926), paramedic (felczer), patriotic and social activist. He was born on 16th October 1840 in Częstochowa, the son of weaver Moszek Mojżesz (1812? - 1863 Częstochowa) and Jetta née Zys.

Broniatowski was a senior felczer, who ran a medical practice in Częstochowa and in the city’s surroundings. In 1863, during the uprising, together with Dr. Julian Kalinka, he travelled to the surrounding forests in order to help wounded rebels.

At the beginning of the 20th century, he lived at Nowy Rynek 5 (pl. Daszyńskiego). He belonged to the “Dobroczynność” Charitable Society for Jews. In a memoir placed in the “Express Częstochowski” following his death, it stated that “he was a righteous man, extremely selfless, who gave aid to the poor”. He died on 24th March 1926 in Częstochowa and was buried in the local Jewish cemetery.

He was married to Helena Chaja née Russ. They had five sons - Romuald, Artur, Moszek (3rd October 1868 Częstochowa-), Henryk (28th November 1876 Częstochowa-) and Lutek Ludomir (1891-1898).

Source: Paszkowski, Cmentarz żydowski, vol. I, p. 41 (regarding his father and also son Lutek). – “Express Częstochowski” 1926, No. 70, p. 2; Rocznik częstochowski. Kalendarz 1903, p. 11; Sprawozdanie Tow. Dobroczynności dla Żydów 1913. - APCz, group nr 1, ref. 8895 (registration book).
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