אוהל האדמו״ר הראשון מבאבוב

Bobowa — Ohel of the first Bobover Rebbe

Bobowa (Bobov) · באבוב

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Visitor experience

Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.

How to get there

Jewish cemetery, Bobowa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland — confirm exact location locally

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1.Bobowa is the cradle of the Bobov chassidus; Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam, its founder, is associated with the town.
2.Confirm the cemetery and exact grave/ohel location locally.

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Closest airports

The three nearest airports with scheduled service — tap for exact driving or transit time.

Poprad (TAT)Poprad-Tatry· 88 km · 55 mi straight-line· regional
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Rzeszów (RZE)Rzeszów-Jasionka· 88 km · 55 mi straight-line· regional
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Krakow (KRK)John Paul II International· 93 km · 58 mi straight-line· major hub
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Who is buried here

Known kevarim

רבי שלמה האלברשטאם מבאבוב

Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov

The first Bobover Rebbe

Yahrzeit: 1 Av · 5665 / 1905

Founder of the Bobov chassidic dynasty and a grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz.

Verification and source

No public access contact has been verified for this cemetery yet.

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