51°15' / 22°34' Translation of "Lublin" chapter from Pinkas
Hakehillot Polin Published by Yad Vashem Published in Jerusalem
Project Coordinator and Translator Morris Gradel z"l Our sincere
appreciation to Yad Vashem for permission to put this material
on the JewishGen web site. This is a translation from: Pinkas
Hakehillot: Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities, Poland, Volume
VII, pages 13 - 38, published by Yad Vashem, Jerusalem JewishGen
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and/or omissions. Our mission is to produce a translation of the
original work and we cannot verify the accuracy of statements or
alter facts cited. Lublin (hereafter L), the largest town in
Eastern Poland, is the main town of the region and province. It
stands on the banks of the River Bystrzyca. In the 12th century
it was a fortified settlement on the trade route leading to
Ruthenia. In the 13th century it was destroyed several times
during invas