The History of Bejt Chaim, Bejt Olam - The House of Life, The House of Eternity - Jewish Cemetery at Okopowa Street

About the event

During the walk, you will learn: - since when the cemetery has been accepting burials - what the religious commandment met micwa means in Judaism - what the Holy Brotherhood Chewra Kadisza was engaged in - what lies behind the word shiva - what troubles were caused by the hearse purchased in 1848 - about the richness of symbolism on matzevot/tombstones and what they mean - on which tombstone the first inscription in Polish appeared - where the largest mass grave is located, containing tens of thousands of victims of the Warsaw Ghetto - which sculptor broke the prohibition of depicting human figures and how he subtly hid them on matzevot - where the grandparents of K. K. Baczyński are buried - where the hiding place of the Karmi family (Ajzyk and Guta Posner, Mosze Aroniak) was - where we will bow our heads at the symbolic grave of Dr. Anna Braude-Hellerowa - what extraordinary literary figures are hidden in the Mausoleum – Ohel Perec - where entomologist Szymon Tenenbaum can be found - what the three stone blocks on Henryk Wohl's grave symbolize - where Bundists and Cukunftists found eternal peace - what tragic story is associated with Abram Grynberg's grave You will learn about this and many other fascinating stories during the walk. 📅 We will meet on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the gate of the Jewish Cemetery (Okopowa Street 49/51). 💰 Entrance to the Cemetery is paid (20 PLN). The walk will last approximately 2.5-3 hours. Participation in the walk is free, but I would appreciate a tip at the end. Gentlemen are required to wear head coverings in the Cemetery. Warmly invited. Marysia, licensed guide in Warsaw. Ps. If the weather is extremely unfavorable, the walk will be rescheduled to another date, which will be announced on the website.