Czestochowa off the beaten (pilgrim) track

Photos from my last visit to Częstochowa. On the hot summer days we were tracing the family places of Jewish families of Epstein and Działoszyński that once lived there.

Skyline of Częstochowa – dominated by churches and closed industrial plants. A view on the eastern part of the city from the tower of the old town hall.
Skyline of Częstochowa – dominated by churches and closed industrial plants. A view on the eastern part of the city from the tower of the old town hall.
Ruins of brewery at Ogrodowa street. The building was recently added to the list of historical monuments. Less and less time to save it from destruction.
Ruins of brewery at Ogrodowa street. The building was recently added to the list of historical monuments. Less and less time to save it from destruction.
A view along Ogrodowa street – once the main street of a thriving industrial district, now a forgotten backstreet in the shade of enormous Częstochowa cathedral, one of the biggest Catholic churches in Poland.

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„Produkt rossyjsko-amerykańskiej gumowej manufaktury” – no need to translate

Old house built out of local limestone ( Ogrodowa street )

 Old house built out of local limestone ( Ogrodowa street )

 

Aleje NMP, house no. 31 – the most important family address we were looking for !
Aleje NMP, house no. 31 – the most important family address we were looking for !
Recognising places remembered from the childhood can be a difficult task. Fortunately, the builings along the main boulevard, The Aleje, haven’t changed much…
Recognising places remembered from the childhood can be a difficult task. Fortunately, the builings along the main boulevard, The Aleje, haven’t changed much…
Searching for the house where Działoszyński family lived in the Czestochowa ghetto. Here at Kawia 28, we speak with the oldest living resident of the house.
Searching for the house where Działoszyński family lived in the Czestochowa ghetto. Here at Kawia 28, we speak with the oldest living resident of the house.
The Jewish cemetery in Częstochowa. One of the biggest surviving graveyards in Poland, yet in very bad shape. 4,5 thousand graves in a place that has a look of thick jungle rather than a burial site.