Historic sites
tomb of the tzaddik of the Lelov dynasty, rebuilt in 2012-2013
Historic sites
a house of prayer of the Lelov Hasidim on Ogrodowa Street, used during pilgrimages to the tzadik's grave
Churches and monasteries
parish church and shrine of Our Lady the Comforter of Lelów, rebuilt after the fire of 1939
Architecture in Lelów: a tzadik's tomb on the old Jewish cemetery, a 1990s prayer house and the shrine church of St Martin.
Lelów in Częstochowa County is known in the Hasidic world, yet it also has a Catholic church with a long history. The three sites lie on Ogrodowa and Klasztorna streets.
The Ohel of David Biderman stands at Ogrodowa 7 and holds the grave of the tzadik behind the Lelów Hasidic dynasty. It lies on the former Jewish cemetery, and Hasidic pilgrims still come here. The tzadik died in 1814.
Opposite, at Ogrodowa 3, stands the synagogue. It should be said that this is not an old synagogue but a prayer house arranged after 1990 for the pilgrimage season. Its value therefore lies in living tradition rather than in old architecture.
The Church of St Martin at Klasztorna 6 is the shrine of Our Lady, Comforter of Lelów. Tradition links its founding with Casimir the Great, while the monument register points to the 16th century. The church burned in 1939 and was rebuilt after the war.
Other buildings in a similar spirit are collected under architecture in Silesia, and the village on things to do in Lelów. The local dish is described in ciulim from Lelów.
Not as an old synagogue: it is a prayer house arranged after 1990 for people who travel to the tzadik's grave.
In the ohel at Ogrodowa 7, on the former Jewish cemetery.
