ZMIDEK FAMILY BLOG 

Two b’nei mitzvot, one graduation and a war by Patricia Carmel Split screen references how on July 14, 1997, Israelis watching the...

by Jeff Kutcher I have very fond memories of Frieda. They come from when I was very young and it would have been when our family made a...

PATRICIA The story begins with an email to me, Jeff Kutcher and Steve Smith. Hi, I was researching a antique (sic) Judaica silver...

by Jamie Gold In mid-September, 2022, Jamie Gold and brother Nick Gold announced that they were undertaking a 435 km. (270+ mile) charity...

Marilyn Bar-Or shares some personal memories of her late brother Jack Gold (1930 –2015), famed director of multiple films for television...

by Mandy Temple Daddy was, quite simply, The Best. The best father, the best friend. He was our rock, our sanctuary, and our hero. A...

Story by Anton Post by Steve The Russian shop was started by my Dad, David G, in1960 at 278 High Holborn, London. It sold a variety of...

This year, Chanukah fell on November 28 and some of the family living in Israel celebrated the lighting of the second candle at my home...

By Steve Smith When Jeff, Dad (Anton), Marq and I were in the initial stages of planning the trip to Poland and continuing the family...

by Patricia Carmel “For My Mother” by Yehuda Amichai Like an old windmill, Two hands always raised to scream up to the sky And two...

This blog post is an aggregation of a series of emails between Sue Levene, Marilyn Bar-Or and Geri Dogmetchi in which they share memories...

by Marsha Rosenberg What follows is a brief account of the life of David Zmidek’s much younger brother, Srul Chil Zmidek, pieced together...

By Steve Smith Until fairly recently I knew almost nothing of Gabriel and Colman's original business, not even the name, D Smith and...

Jeff Kutcher phoned Bill Burdett in June, 2020. You can listen to their conversation by clicking here. Bill Burdett was hired by Jack...

I think you all know that Anni Smith contacted the family through DSS's Neath factory. Through her, I got into contact with Bill Burdett,...

This page is dedicated to the recipes that have been handed down from earlier generations, landing up, with some variations, on our...

by Steve Smith I've long had a fascination with the East End of London and its industrial heritage from when dad took us there as kids to...

History of the family businesses: DS Smith and DSS

On December 7, 2019, the Poland group met for lunch at the Cote Brasserie in Chiswick, London (video). All were there except for...

(Culled from statements by Tomasz: from Gabrielle). The Jews arrived in Poland over 900 years ago, fleeing persecution, primarily from...

The trip to Poland has affected all of us in different ways. On this page, we share our feelings. Gabrielle Dear Cousins, It has been a...

The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, to give it its full title, is an impressive edifice. In the square adjacent to the...

I didn't accompany the family to the Jewish cemetery at Okopowa. The visit was arranged for the family to pay their respects and to help...