The Times of Israel

Owners of Lublin’s oldest bakery learn it had belonged to Jewish family killed by Nazis

(JTA) LUBLIN, Poland — On a quiet corner of Furmańska Street, dawn breaks to the warm smell of bread wafting from the oldest bakery in Lublin, announced by a sign: “Kuźmiuk Bakery since 1944.” But ...

Obscure Lublin is one of my favorite cities for a holiday

I went to one of Ryanair’s most obscure destinations – and now it’s one of my favourite cities - Searching for an affordable holiday, Layla Nicholson discovered a historic Polish getaway free from cro ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

The silent shelves speak volumes: Chachmei Lublin’s lost library

When the Nazis took over the city a few weeks after the outbreak of World War II, in September 1939, this priceless treasure trove of Jewish knowledge fell into German hands. It was said to be one of ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Lublin’s lament: How the Polish city's Jewish past afflicts the present

After the Germans captured Lublin on September 18, 1939, the city became a center of mass murder of Jews during the Holocaust. Leading up to the start of World War II, Lublin, Poland, was a thriving ...
The Times of Israel

Jewish Culture and Heritage in Lublin, Poland

For many centuries Lublin was a vibrant center of Hebrew and Yiddish culture and home to what was then the world’s largest Talmudic school. Known as the Jerusalem of the Polish Kingdom, Lublin was ...