Things to see and do Szczebrzeszyn

Located on a hilltop and completely abandoned since the last survivors of the Holocaust left the area, you will see beautiful graves, some dating back to the 17th century. The Jewish cemetery in Szczebrzeszyn was established in the late 15th century. About 400 visible matzevot have survived to date, the oldest dating from 1545. In early 2021, the Coalition of Custodians of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland was formed and took on the responsibility of restoring and maintaining the one in Szczebrzeszyn. It is a quick visit.

Built between 1610 and 1638 in the Lublin Renaissance style, it belonged to the Franciscans. After the departure of the Franciscans from the monastery to which it belonged in 1783, military barracks were set up in the adjacent buildings and in 1812 a hospital was built. In 1888, the church was transformed into an Orthodox church and was run by nuns before being returned to Catholic hands. Today the church has a beautiful and imposing interior. The decorations are numerous, especially the frescoes.

This place of worship built at the beginning of the seventeenth century has known degradations and humiliations common to the period of the Second World War and the Nazi hatred. The synagogue was even burned before the conflict ended and is now a shadow of its former self. The local authorities made the effort to restore and renovate it, partially, during the 1960s. Although it is not open to Jewish worship, the community having disappeared like everywhere else, it now houses the city's cultural center.