Warsaw Jewish & Kosher Guide 2024: Kosher Info in Warsaw, Poland

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About Warsaw

Warsaw is the sprawling capital of Poland. Its widely varied architecture reflects the city's long, turbulent history, from Gothic churches and neoclassical palaces to Soviet-era blocks and modern skyscrapers. As Poland’s cultural hub, Warsaw has a thriving nightlife and music scene, both classical and underground. After near-total destruction in WWII, Warsaw’s old town was faithfully restored to its pre-war appearance. The first historical reference to Warsaw dates back to the year 1313, at a time when Kraków served as the Polish capital city, because of its location it became the capital. Warsaw's climate is humid continental with cold, snowy, cloudy winters and warm, sunny, stormy summers. Although today's Warsaw is a fairly young city, it has many tourist attractions. Apart from the Warsaw Old Town quarter, reconstructed after World War II, each borough has something to offer. Among the most notable landmarks of the Old Town are the Royal Castle, King Sigismund's Column, Market Square, and the Barbican. Greenspace covers 15% of the surface area of Warsaw, with many parks and treelined avenues.

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Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in Warsaw

In addition to the Polish majority, there was a significant Jewish minority in Warsaw according to Russian census of 1897, out of the total population of 638,000, Jews constituted 119,000 (around 34% percent). In 1939 the Jewish population was the 1nd largest in the world, only New York’s was more numerous. Warsaw was the location of the uprising that took place in the ghetto that had been created in a small district by the Nazis, once the Jewish community found out that the Nazis had been taking the population away to extermination camps. 90% of the pre-war Jewish population of Poland s 3,000,000 were murdered, and even after the war was over Poles killed another 1,500 to 2,000 Jews. You can still see part of the footbridge that linked the two parts of the ghetto, as well as memorials to the ghetto fighters. The Nozk Synagogue has been restored, the only existing original synagogue. There is also a Jewish Museum to the 1000 year history of the Jews in Poland called POLIN. Today Poland is home to be between 15,000 and 30,000 Jews with a growing religious population, and more people discovering there Jewish ancestry. There are 5 synagogues and several kosher establishments.


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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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