Shtetl Routes. Vestiges of Jewish cultural heritage in cross-border tourism in borderland of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine

 

Shtetl Routes. Vestiges of Jewish cultural heritage in cross-border tourism in borderland of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine

 

NN Theatre

Keyword "Izbica"

In the footsteps of I. B. Singer’s stories

In the footsteps of I. B. Singer’s stories

We invite you to embark on an intriguing trip of literary heritage of Isaac Bashevis Singer – a Nobel Prize laureate, who drew inspiration for his novels and short stories from traditions and lots of small towns lost deep amidst the woods of Roztocze and mosaic fields of Wyżyna Lubelska.

The trail will run through: Lublin - Bychawa - Turobin - Goraj - Frampol - Biłgoraj - Tarnogród - Józefów Roztoczański - Tyszowce - Komarów - Zamość - Izbica - Piaski - Lublin.

Length: 362 km
Duration:
automobile road - 2-3 days
cycle track- 5-7 days

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Izbica - guidebook

Izbica - guidebook

Ukr. Іжбиця, Yid.איזשביצא

My first home was in Izbica; this is where I was born. This was my inheritance – yerushe, as you say in Yiddish – my great-grandfather had built the house and passed it on to the following generations.
Thomas Blatt – a fragment of Oral History from the collection of the “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre, Lublin 2004

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News

5th European Routes of Jewish Heritage Incubator 2023 Edition - Lublin & Warsaw, Poland

  • October 16, 2023 – October 19, 2023
Shtetl Routes Belarus - Study tour 2020 (Cancelled due to Coronavirus-19)

Shtetl Routes Belarus - Study tour 2020 (Cancelled due to Coronavirus-19)

  • August 16, 2020 – August 21, 2020
The "Seer of Lublin" and his Hasidic Court" - Guides Training Seminar

The "Seer of Lublin" and his Hasidic Court" - Guides Training Seminar

  • May 19, 2019 – May 24, 2019
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The Shtetl Routes travel package

The Shtetl Routes travel package

Photos

The participants of the on-road training on the cross-border route of Shtetl Routes in Żołudek
The participants of the on-road training on the cross-border route of Shtetl Routes in Żołudek
Jewish cemetery in Szczebrzeszyn, a grave
Jewish cemetery in Szczebrzeszyn, a grave
Jewish cemetery in Pidhaitsi
Jewish cemetery in Pidhaitsi
The synagogue in Lesko
The synagogue in Lesko
Visiting Tykocin, a cross-border route of Shtetl Routes
Visiting Tykocin, a cross-border route of Shtetl Routes
Visiting the Łańcut synagogue, a cross-border route of Shtetl Routes
Visiting the Łańcut synagogue, a cross-border route of Shtetl Routes
The interior of the synagogue in Orla
The interior of the synagogue in Orla
Polychrome decorations above the aron kodesh at the synagogue in Slonim
Polychrome decorations above the aron kodesh at the synagogue in Slonim
Slonim, the synagogue
Slonim, the synagogue
Liuboml, houses by the town square, synagogue in the background
Liuboml, houses by the town square, synagogue in the background
Navahrudak, town square
Navahrudak, town square
Tombstones of the founder of the famous Yeshiva of Radun rabbi Israel Meir ha-Cohen and other scholars at the Jewish cemetery in Radun
Tombstones of the founder of the famous Yeshiva of Radun rabbi Israel Meir ha-Cohen and other scholars at the Jewish cemetery in Radun
Włodawa, Architectural ensemble of the synagogue
Włodawa, Architectural ensemble of the synagogue
Włodawa, Architectural ensemble of the synagogue
Włodawa, Architectural ensemble of the synagogue
The interior of the ohel at the Jewish cemetery in Rymanów
The interior of the ohel at the Jewish cemetery in Rymanów
A polychromy depicting a lion on the wall of the synagogue in Rymanów
A polychromy depicting a lion on the wall of the synagogue in Rymanów
Matzevot at the Jewish cemetery in Lesko
Matzevot at the Jewish cemetery in Lesko
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