Lubartow

Lubartow is located 30 kilometres north of Lublin, Southern Poland, a Jewish community had existed in the town since the 16^th Century.  Most of the Jews lived in the centre of the town, where they came to dominate local trade and craft. Before the outbreak of the Second World War the Jews owned the majority of the 130 shops in Lubartow, the Jewish community supported three synagogues and two cemeteries.

The old cemetery was located in the centre of the town but was not used after the 19^th Century. The new cemetery was in a suburb of the town. The Jewish population in Lubartow was typical compared with other provincial towns within the Lublin region. Most of the Jews were both Orthodox and conservative, and it was only the younger generation who were active in modern Jewish political and cultural life.



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