A photograph depicting Isidor Schwersenski shows him against the backdrop of the tenement house he owned at 33, Market Square. In the background, a section of the building and the bi-folding front door can be seen. Schwersenski stands facing slightly to the left. He keeps his left hand in his trouser pocket. He is dressed in a worn suit, waistcoat and white shirt. He has a tie under his neck, a flat cap on his head and a watch chain attached to his waistcoat. Schwersenski looks towards the lens. The grimace on his face further emphasises his already advanced age. Schwersenski stands next to Henia Cender, who is seated on a three-wheeled pram. The boy is wearing shorts, thick tights and a sweatshirt. He keeps both hands on the drawbar of the pram. The photograph is handwritten with the date: "1934".
Isidor (Itzig) Schwersenski was born on 11 November 1852 in Poznań into the family of the glassmaker Samuel and Adelina (née Basch). He moved to Bojanowo in July 1881, exactly one month after his marriage. His wedding to Minna Schocken took place on 28 June 1881. His wife was born on 28 January 1857 in Bojanowo. She was the daughter of the local merchant Leopold and Karolina (née Krause). She died on 28 December 1909. They had no children (APL, Civil Registry Office Records of Bojanowo, file no. 32, pp. 35–36; file no. 232, p. 140).
Isidor Schwersenski was active in Bojanowo as a merchant. He died on 31 October 1936. For many years Lina Fedrich was the housekeeper in his house, and her daughter Paula helped to run the shop (APL, Bojanowo City Files, file no. 106, pp. 111-112; Civil Registry Office in Bojanowo, Death Register 1936, no. 44).
