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Góra Kalwaria. The capital of Polish Hasidism

Duration
1 Day
Number of people
any
Region
Mazovia
Price
PERSON:60€
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Although Góra Kalwaria (Ger in Yiddish and Hebrew) was had been founded as New Jerusalem, a Catholic pilgrimage site, in 19th century it became one of the most important centers of Hasidism. Local dynasty of tzadiks, Alters, had over 100,000 followers, own yeshivas and presided over Agudas Israel, a leading Orthodox political party. They have been so many pilgrims visiting tzadik’s court that a special narrow-gauge railroad was built, simply referred to as “rebe’s railway”. Until Holocaust Jews made up 50% of Góra Kalwaria’s population and their presence had a significant share in the town’s development.



During our 5 hours tour we will:






Visit

a typical marketplace of a Polish-Jewish town, with unique butcher shops from 19th century town hall and a Baroque church




Discover

Alter family story and visit tzadik’s court, one of a few surviving examples in Poland




See

tzadik’s ohel at the local Jewish cemetery, still visited by hundreds of Ger hasids


 

 

 

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