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.

- 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.

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

Old house built out of local limestone ( Ogrodowa street )

- 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…

- 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.