Bobowa

Bobowa is a village in the Powiat of Galicie in the south of the Poland, attached administratively to the Voïvodie of Small-Poland, located at 18 km in the North-East Nowy Sacz.

The village had before the Second world war a Yechiva , celebrates to be an historical center of the Hassidisme, created by the tzadik (just) of Bobov. In 1900 the Jewish community of Bobowa counted 749 people. During the Second world war, Bobowa became a village of concentration , where the Jews of all the surrounding area were imprisoned before being massacred.

After the war, the Large-Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (the second) (1907 - August 2nd 2000) reconstituted the hassidic dynasty of Bobov in America. It was the son of the rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874 - 1941) who died during the Shoah. This dynasty, initially installed with Borough Park in the district of Brooklyn (New York), has now branches with Williamsburg (Brooklyn); in Monsey (New York); Miami; Montreal; Toronto; Antwerp; London and in Israel.

Restless Memories . He devoted his academic career to the study off Altruism, having himself been rescued by has Polish peasant woman called Balwina.

After the war Large Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (The Second) (1907 - August 2,2000) Re-established the Bobov (Hasidic dynasty) in America. He was its off Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874-1941) off Bobov (Bobowa), who died in the Holocaust. Initially based in the neighborhood off Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York, it now has branches in the Williamsburg section off Brooklyn; Monsey, New York; Miami; Montreal; Toronto; Antwerp; London and Israel.
Bobowa is also one off two (besides Koniaków) villages in Poland famous for traditional art off Laces-making. Since 2000 it houses year annual Bobbin laces Festival.

Tourist attractions

Among the tourist attractions off Bobowa has All Saints Church (14th century) and has St Sophia Church local At the Cemetery, built in late 15th century and surrounded by has picturesque wall built in 17th century. In addition, there has 17th century Szlachta Manor house (commonly referred to ace the castle by the locals. This was Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski 'S house. There are also remnants off fortifications from the same period. The village' S Jewish heritage is represented by has 1778 synagog, has and year ohel (Jewish tomb,).

Pictures

Photographs off Bobowa edge Be seen in the entry for " Bobowa" in the Polish version off Wikipedia.

People

Bobov er hoyf
Wojciech Bobowski

Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski

Refer

Oliner S, Oliner P. The altruistic personality: Rescuers off Jews in Nazi Europe. New York: The Free Near; 1988.
Oliner S. Restless Memories. , Berkeley, California: Judah L. Magnes Museum; 1979.
Gilbert Mr. The Servant boys; Triumph over adversity. London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson; 1996.
Szuflada Generała Wieniawa, edited by Elżbieta Grabska and Marek Pitasz, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, Warsaw 1998
Testimony held At Yad Vashem butt Bobowa during the German occupation
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Pinkas_poland/pol3_00063.html
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