Opatów · אפטא
Poland- R' Meir HaLevi Rotenberg of Apta, the Ohr LaShamayim · 25 Tammuz 1827 (כ״ה תמוז תקפ״ז)
- R' Shabsai the bookbinder, father of the Kozhnitzer Maggid
Visitor guide
Visiting Apta and the kevarim nearby
How to reach the tziyun, what to know before you go, and a route of kevarim across Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, with one-tap navigation.
Getting to Apta
Estimated driving times without traffic
RZE
From Rzeszów airport
107 km · 2 h 2 min
KRK
From Kraków airport
191 km · 2 h 44 min
WAW
From Warsaw Chopin airport
200 km · 2 h 53 min
- Car rental desks in Poland ask for an International Driving Permit (IDP) in addition to your regular licence.
- From Rzeszów there is a direct train to Leżajsk, about 45 minutes.
At the site
- The Google Maps listing used to point at the memorial. After the 2022 research the committee moved the pin to the exact place of the tziyun, under its Hebrew name; the navigation buttons on this site lead there.
- The tziyun rests today beneath the seating of the town amphitheater on ul. Partyzantów. The way in is through the amphitheater entrance, and the kever is beneath the seats: Row 5 Seat 6.
- Getting in: The site is open and can be visited at any time, 24 hours a day.
- The lapidarium and the symbolic gate are on ul. Kopernika, on the ground of the old cemetery.
- Kosher food and lodging in Opatów: please bring what you need.
- A full hachnosas orchim (beds, beis medrash, mikvah) is in Leżajsk, Dynów, Rymanów and Nowy Sącz; Kozienice, Radomsko and Aleksandrów offer part of that.
- The amphitheater is a municipal building. We ask visitors to keep the dignity of the place and good relations with the town's residents.
At the hilula, 5785
The amphitheater and the tziyun
Map of the kevarim
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Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski · אסטראווצע
Poland- R' Meir Yechiel HaLevi Halstock of Ostrovtze · 19 Adar 1928 (י״ט אדר תרפ״ח)
Address: Henryka Sienkiewicza 16.
Ożarów · אוזרוב
Poland- R' Aryeh Yehuda HaLevi Epstein, R' Yaakov HaLevi Epstein, R' Elimelech of Ozharov (Ożarów rebbes)
No access details published.
Tarnobrzeg (Dzików) · דזיקוב
Poland- R' Eliezer Horowitz of Dzikov, son of the Ropshitzer · 3 Cheshvan 1860 (ג׳ חשון תרכ״א)
Address: Marii Dąbrowskiej 3, Tarnobrzeg. Note for kohanim: the whole street was once part of the cemetery.
Chmielnik · חמעלניק
Poland- R' Aharon Shmuel Kaidanover, the Maharshak · 19 Tammuz 1676 (י״ט תמוז תל״ו)
Address: Wspólna 14.
Kielce · קיעלץ
Poland- R' Mordechai Twersky of Kuzmir, the Maamar Mordechai, son of the Maggid of Trisk · 8 Tammuz 1918 (ח׳ תמוז תרע״ח)
Jewish cemetery, Pakosz Dolny street. A hilula is held every year on 8 Tammuz. Kielce has a hachnosas orchim, “Beis Mordechai”.
Szydłowiec · שידלאווצע
Poland- R' Nosson Dovid Rabinowicz of Shidlovtze, grandson of the Yid HaKadosh · 7 Cheshvan 1865 (ז׳ חשון תרכ״ו)
No access details published.
Radoszyce · ראדאשיץ
Poland- R' Yissachar Ber of Radoshitz, the Saba Kadisha · 18 Sivan 1843 (י״ח סיון תר״ג)
A place visitors to Apta go to all the time: of the kevarim people regularly visit, it is the closest to Opatów. Phone numbers for the site are in the Nesiya Tova app.
Ropczyce · ראפשיץ
Poland- R' Asher Yeshaya Rubin, second Ropshitzer Rebbe · 14 Nissan 1845 (י״ד ניסן תר״ה)
Address: Polna 19A.
Leżajsk · ליזענסק
Poland- R' Elimelech of Lizhensk, the Noam Elimelech · 21 Adar 1787 (כ״א אדר תקמ״ז)
Ul. Górna. Open 24 hours; parking nearby; the ohel has a kohanim option.
Kozienice · קאזניץ
Poland- The Kozhnitzer Maggid, R' Yisroel Hopstein (Avodas Yisroel) · 14 Tishrei 1814 (י״ד תשרי תקע״ה)
Address: Radomska 79. The key is with the cemetery caretaker, not the town hall. Not suitable for kohanim: the lawn before the gate and along the fence. A hachnosas orchim stands next door.
Przysucha · פשיסחא
Poland- The Yid HaKadosh, R' Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz of Pshischa · 19 Tishrei 1813 (י״ט תשרי תקע״ד)
- R' Simcha Bunim of Pshischa · 12 Elul 1827 (י״ב אלול תקפ״ז)
Address: ul. Cmentarna. Not suitable for kohanim (kohanim should not step on the sand around the fence; pre-war fence foundations extend toward the road).
Lublin · לובלין
Poland- The Chozeh of Lublin, R' Yaakov Yitzchak HaLevi Horowitz · 9 Av 1815 (ט׳ אב תקע״ה)
Old cemetery, Kalinowszczyzna. The Chozeh's ohel is here. A new hachnosas orchim opened in Lublin in 2026.
Łańcut · לאנצוט
Poland- R' Naftali Tzvi Horowitz of Ropshitz (Zera Kodesh) · 11 Iyar 1827 (י״א אייר תקפ״ז)
- R' Elazar of Lantzut (Yodei Binah), son of the Bnei Yissaschar · 12 Elul 1865 (י״ב אלול תרכ״ה)
Old cemetery, Moniuszki 15. The Ropshitzer (R' Naftali) is buried here, not in Ropczyce. R' Elazar of Lantzut has his own ohel.
Sieniawa · שינאווא
Poland- R' Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinev, the Divrei Yechezkel · 6 Teves 1898 (ו׳ טבת תרנ״ט)
Address: ul. Zielona 37. A caretaker lives at the cemetery.
Dynów · דינוב
Poland- R' Tzvi Elimelech Shapira of Dinov, the Bnei Yissaschar · 18 Teves 1841 (י״ח טבת תר״א)
Address: Mickiewicza 49 (also given as Marszałka Piłsudskiego).
Lelów · לעלוב
Poland- R' Dovid of Lelov (Biderman) · 7 Shevat 1814 (ז׳ שבט תקע״ד)
Address: Krótka 5. Ohel with a kohanim option; hachnosas orchim listed in town.
Bobowa · באבוב
Poland- R' Shlomo Halberstam, first Bobover Rebbe · 1 Tammuz 1905 (א׳ תמוז תרס״ה)
Address: Wichrowa. The key can be taken on the hill by the tziyun.
Radomsko · ראדאמסק
Poland- R' Shlomo HaKohen Rabinowicz, the Tiferes Shlomo · 29 Adar 1866 (כ״ט אדר תרכ״ו)
Address: Przedborska 196. Open 24 hours without calling the caretaker (entry by a gate code); ohel with a kohanim option. The Radomsk hachnosas orchim currently offers food only.
Kock · קאצק
Poland- R' Menachem Mendel of Kotzk · 22 Shevat 1859 (כ״ב שבט תרי״ט)
Address: Łukowska 18.
Rymanów · רימנוב
Poland- R' Menachem Mendel of Riminov · 19 Iyar 1815 (י״ט אייר תקע״ה)
- R' Tzvi Hirsh HaKohen of Riminov · 30 Cheshvan 1846 (ל׳ חשון תר״ז)
Kalwaria area. R' Tzvi Hirsh has his own ohel. A hachnosas orchim building is next to the cemetery entrance.
Góra Kalwaria · גער
Poland- R' Yitzchak Meir Alter, the Chiddushei HaRim · 23 Adar 1866 (כ״ג אדר תרכ״ו)
- R' Yehuda Aryeh Leib Alter, the Sfas Emes · 5 Shevat 1905 (ה׳ שבט תרס״ה)
Address: ul. Sajny 2 (Zakalwaria). Ohel of the Gerer Rebbes.
Kraków (Kazimierz, Rema cemetery) · קראקא
Poland- The Rema, R' Moshe Isserles · 18 Iyar 1572 (י״ח אייר של״ב)
Rema synagogue and old cemetery, ul. Szeroka 40 (Kazimierz). Hours: Sun–Fri 9:00–16:00, closed Shabbos and Yom Tov.
Nowy Sącz · צאנז
Poland- R' Chaim Halberstam of Sanz, the Divrei Chaim · 25 Nissan 1876 (כ״ה ניסן תרל״ו)
Address: Rybacka 4.
Stropkov (Tisinec) · סטראפקוב
Slovakia- R' Chaim Yosef Gottlieb of Stropkov (Tiv Gittin VeKiddushin) · 4 Adar I 1867 (ד׳ אדר א׳ תרכ״ז)
The cemetery is in Tisinec (No. 15), next to Stropkov. Few contact details published.
Košice · קאשוי
Slovakia- R' Avraham Shalom of Stropkov
- R' Aharon of Beitch, son-in-law of the Divrei Chaim
Rastislavova 87; still in use. The old section with the ohalim is ~10 min walk from the entrance, past the new plots (you can also drive in). Visits are coordinated with the Košice Jewish community.
Sátoraljaújhely · אוהעל
Hungary- R' Moshe Teitelbaum, the Yismach Moshe · 28 Tammuz 1841 (כ״ח תמוז תר״א)
- R' Alexander Sender of Komarno (Zichron Devarim) · 21 Av 1818 (כ״א אב תקע״ח)
Old cemetery, Esze Tamás utca 79. Ohel with a kohanim option.
Olaszliszka · ליסקא
Hungary- R' Tzvi Hirsh Friedman of Liska (Ach Pri Tevuah) · 14 Av 1874 (י״ד אב תרל״ד)
Belsőkocsord út 31.
Mád · מאד
Hungary- R' Nosson Feitel Reinitz; R' Chaim Tzvi Ehrenreich (Ketzei HaMateh), rabbanim of Mad · 9 Nissan 1862; 25 Kislev 1936 (ט׳ ניסן תרכ״ב; כ״ה כסלו תרצ״ז)
Magyar utca. The old beis medrash still stands (ruined).
Bodrogkeresztúr · קערעסטיר
Hungary- R' Yeshaya Steiner, Reb Shayele of Kerestir · 3 Iyar 1925 (ג׳ אייר תרפ״ה)
Temető utca / Felső utca. There is a kohanim room next to the ohel.
Tokaj · טאקאי
Hungary- R' Dovid Schick (Imrei Dovid)
Two sites: the OLD cemetery is on an island between the Tisza and the Bodrog (near the fortress) and is reached only by boat; the NEW cemetery is on Bodrogkeresztúri út.
Újfehértó · ראצפערט
Hungary- R' Naftali Hertzka HaLevi of Ratzfert · 9 Tishrei 1897 (ט׳ תשרי תרנ״ח)
Kossuth Lajos utca 180. Open site, no caretaker. Next to it: a hachnosas orchim and a mikvah (by appointment). Two ohalim.
Nagykálló · קאליב
Hungary- R' Yitzchak Isaac Taub of Kaliv · 7 Adar II 1821 (ז׳ אדר (ב׳) תקפ״א)
Old cemetery, Nagybalkányi út.
Distances and times are computed without traffic; real driving takes longer. Check opening hours and keys before you travel.
Ready-made routes
Every route starts and ends at an airport, and the order is already worked out: the most well-known kevarim that fit, in the order with the least driving. One tap opens the whole day in Google Maps.
One day, back to the same airport
1 day · Warsaw loop
Start: Warsaw airport (WAW) → End: Warsaw airport (WAW)
432 km · 7 h 36 min driving · 5 places · about 10 h with the stops
1 day · Kraków loop
Start: Kraków airport (KRK) → End: Kraków airport (KRK)
510 km · 7 h 17 min driving · 5 places · about 10 h with the stops
1 day · Rzeszów loop
Start: Rzeszów airport (RZE) → End: Rzeszów airport (RZE)
369 km · 6 h 36 min driving · 6 places · about 9 h with the stops
1 day · Budapest loop (Hungary)
Start: Budapest airport (BUD) → End: Budapest airport (BUD)
608 km · 7 h 23 min driving · 5 places · about 9 h with the stops
Several days, from one airport to another
2 days · Warsaw to Kraków
Start: Warsaw airport (WAW) → End: Kraków airport (KRK)
827 km · 14 h 34 min driving · 12 places
Day 1 · 418 km · 7 h 15 min driving · sleep near Lizhensk
Open day 1 in Google MapsDay 2 · 409 km · 7 h 19 min driving
Open day 2 in Google MapsFlying into Kraków? The same route the other way: Day 1Day 2
3 days · Budapest to Kraków
Start: Budapest airport (BUD) → End: Kraków airport (KRK)
1190 km · 19 h 25 min driving · 17 places
Day 1 · 453 km · 6 h 13 min driving · sleep near Stropkov
Open day 1 in Google MapsDay 2 · 341 km · 6 h 22 min driving · sleep near Apta
- Riminov (Rymanów)
- Dinov (Dynów)
- Lantzut (Łańcut)
- Shinev (Sieniawa)
- Lizhensk (Leżajsk)
- Dzikov (Tarnobrzeg)
- Apta (Opatów)
Day 3 · 396 km · 6 h 49 min driving
Open day 3 in Google MapsFlying into Kraków? The same route the other way: Day 1Day 2Day 3
3 days · Budapest to Warsaw
Start: Budapest airport (BUD) → End: Warsaw airport (WAW)
1232 km · 20 h 44 min driving · 17 places
Day 1 · 453 km · 6 h 13 min driving · sleep near Stropkov
Open day 1 in Google MapsDay 2 · 360 km · 7 h 6 min driving · sleep near Shinev
Open day 2 in Google MapsDay 3 · 419 km · 7 h 25 min driving
Open day 3 in Google MapsFlying into Warsaw? The same route the other way: Day 1Day 2Day 3
4 days · Vienna to Warsaw
Start: Vienna airport (VIE) → End: Warsaw airport (WAW)
1763 km · 26 h 34 min driving · 18 places
Day 1 · 542 km · 6 h 15 min driving · sleep near Liska
Open day 1 in Google MapsDay 2 · 311 km · 5 h 57 min driving · sleep near Lizhensk
Open day 2 in Google MapsDay 3 · 510 km · 7 h 22 min driving · sleep near Pshischa
Open day 3 in Google MapsDay 4 · 401 km · 7 h 0 min driving
Open day 4 in Google MapsFlying into Warsaw? The same route the other way: Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4
How these were worked out: real road times between every pair of places (OpenStreetMap routing, without traffic), plus about 25 minutes at each kever and 40 minutes in Apta, and at most about 10 hours a day. For each airport we chose the best-known kevarim that fit and the order with the least driving. Real driving with traffic takes longer. Tap a place to open it in Waze (Waze takes one stop at a time).