Places of Remembrance

Places of reflection and memory

Widok na Bramę Grodzką od strony Starego Miasta

The "Grodzka Gate - Theatre NN" Centre

An institution that collects documents and memories about the pre-war residents of Lublin and provides access to source materials on the Holocaust. The exhibition "Lublin: Memory of Place" is on display at the Grodzka Gate.

21 Grodzka St.

Widok na Mauzoleum na Majdanku

The State Museum at Majdanek

The first museum in Poland established in a former concentration camp. Located on the outskirts of the city, it consists of authentic camp buildings, housing exhibitions, and artistic installations.

67 Droga Męczenników Majdanka St.

Wnętrze Jeszywas Chachmej Lublin

Former Jeshiva Chachmei Lublin

One of the largest Talmudic schools in the world, operating from 1930 to 1939, it educated approximately 200 students annually. Today, it houses a museum and a synagogue.

85 Lubartowska St.

Stary cmentarz żydowski

Old Jewish Cemetery

The cemetery contains some of the oldest tombstones in Poland, dating back to the 16th century. It is the resting place of famous sages and tzaddiks, including the Seer of Lublin, Jacob Yitzhak Horowitz.

Kalinowszczyzna St.

Nowy cmentarz żydowski

New Jewish Cemetery

Founded in 1928, it had a well for religious ceremonies, as well as a traditional gender division – a women's section to the left of the main gate and a men's section to the right.

4 Walecznych St.

Instalacja Nie/Pamięć Miejsca przy ulicy Zimnej

“Mis/Remembrance of the Place” – art installation

The installation is located on the Umschlagplatz, a place serving the city slaughterhouse, from where the Jewish population was transported by train to the Bełżec extermination camp in 1942.

3A Zimna St.