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Popular Places In Poland

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About Poland

Poland is an eastern European country on the Baltic Sea known for its medieval architecture and Jewish heritage. Warsaw, the capital, has shopping and nightlife, plus the Warsaw Uprising Museum, honoring the city’s WWII-era resistance to German occupation. In the city of Kraków, 14th-century Wawel Castle rises above the medieval old town, home to Cloth Hall, a Renaissance trading post in Rynek Glówny (market square). The establishment of a Polish state can be traced back to 966, when Mieszko I, ruler of a territory roughly coextensive with that of present-day Poland, converted to Christianity. The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025, and in 1569 it cemented a longstanding political association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin. The climate is mostly temperate throughout the country. The climate is oceanic in the north and west and becomes gradually warmer and continental towards the south and east. Summers are generally warm, with average temperatures between 18 and 30 °C (64.4 and 86.0 °F) depending on a region. Winters are rather cold, with average temperatures around 3 °C (37.4 °F) in the northwest and −6 °C (21 °F) in the northeast. The most popular cities to visit are Kraków, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Warsaw, Poznań, Lublin, Toruń and the historic site of Auschwitz - German nazi concentration camp in Oświęcim. The best recreational destinations include Poland's Masurian Lake District, Baltic Sea coast, Tatra Mountains (the highest mountain range of Carpathians), Sudetes and Białowieża Forest.

The Best Of Poland

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Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in Poland

On the eve of the Shoah, Poland was home to over three million Jews, the second-largest Jewish community in the world at the time. Warsaw, the capital, had a population of over 300,000 Jews, more than 30% of the population of the city—and a larger Jewish community than in most European countries. For sake of comparison, the Jewish population of Poland was greater than the total population of such countries as Ireland, Norway or each of the Baltic States. Following the German onslaught in 1939, about 85% of Polish Jewry was wiped out. Jewish settlement on Polish lands can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Fleeing persecution in western and central Europe, Jews found sanctuary in Poland. In 1264, Prince Bolesław the Pious issued the Statute of Kalisz, the first writ of privileges for Jews in Poland and the basis for subsequent protective charters. Successive Polish kings, notably Kazimierz the Great in the 14th century, encouraged Jews to settle in Poland and acted as their patron. Jews were outstanding mint masters, and the first coins issued in Poland bore Hebrew, not Polish, inscriptions. By the middle of the 16th century, about 80% of world Jewry lived on Polish lands. Today, in addition to the "official" community, there are a plethora of Jewish organizations and institutions catering to virtually every type of Jewish expression. Catering to the needs of Jews, young and old, who are rediscovering their Jewish identity is also a top priority. One Jewish group is composed of persons orphaned in the Holocaust and raised by non-Jews. Many of those orphans only discovered their Jewish origins late in life. Antisemitism remains a problem, but no political party that openly espouses an anti-Jewish agenda is in parliament. Kosher dining facilities can be found in Warsaw and Kraków. Kosher meat and other foodstuffs are available, and Poland has become an important center for the production of kosher spirits and meat, though the latter has been endangered by Poland's recent legislation banning shechita.

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What Is *JOFY?

JOFY, or "Jewish Observant Friendly" Establishments are lodging establishments offering special services for Jewish Observant guests such as Shabbat meals, accommodation on lower floors and regular keys for the rooms. It can also be a NON KOSHER establishment located in walking distance from the local Shul, community or kosher restaurants area.

Please note - *JOFY does NOT mean that KOSHER food is served on the premises!

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