The Profession “Pukacz”
A single-word translation of the profession “pukacz” is “knocker.” It is an employee of the community council who woke up residents (presumably by knocking on their door!) to make sure that they did not sleep through the morning prayer service.
Source: Adrian Musiał, Zarys historii gminy żydowskiejw Koniecpolu do wybuchu I wojny światowej [An Outline History of the Koniecpol Jewish Community to the Outbreak of World War I], in Dzieje ludności żydowskiej w regionie częstochowskim w XIX i pierwszej połowie XX wieku [History of the Jewish Population of the Częstochowa Region in the 19th Century and the First Half of the 20th Century] (conference, 2017: Częstochowa, Poland; published: Częstochowa: Wydawnictwo im. Stanisława Podobińskiego Akademii im. Jana Długosza, 2017). Scan through table of contents.
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