After Dov Ber of Mezeritch | Dov Ber in Mezhirichi's passing in 1772, he began Hasidism in Poland with the Chozeh of Lublin.

Yaakov Yitzchak ( also Jacob Isaac ) Horowitz (, ), of Lublin, known as " The Chozeh of Lublin " (, The Seer of Lublin ), or simply as the " Chozeh ", ( 1745-July 15, 1815 ) was a Hasidic rebbe from Poland.

Among them the Chozeh of Lublin, together with the Maggid of Koznitz and Menachem Mendel of Rimanov one of the three " Fathers of Polish Hasidism ", furthered the spread of Tzaddikism in Poland.

He began the dissemination of Hasidism in Poland, which subsequently increased to a much greater extent under his foremost disciple, the Chozeh of Lublin.

The Yid HaKodosh of Przysucha in Poland began this trend when he broke away from the Chozeh of Lublin's Tzadik focused spiritual path.

Of all the places in Poland, Andrei hated Lublin the most.

As the camp emptied, it was refilled by a draining of the camps and towns around Lublin, then by deportees from outside Poland.

The result was an agreement that the Lublin Government should be `` reorganized on a broader democratic basis with the inclusion of democratic leaders from Poland itself and from the Poles abroad '', and pledged to hold `` free and unfettered elections as soon as possible on the basis of universal suffrage and secret ballot ''.

* 1942 – World War II: In Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp.

Albert became Duke of Prussia after paying feudal homage to the King of Poland, Zygmunt August ( Ducal Prussia was a fief of Poland ), on July 19, 1569 in Lublin.

In 1942, the Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler ordered the Lublin District SS-und Polizeiführer Odilo Globocnik to build the first extermination camps during Aktion Reinhard ( 1941 – 43 ), the operation to annihilate every Jew in the General Government ( occupied Poland ).

On the ground in Poland in October – November the final upsurge of the push for independence was taking place, with Ignacy Daszyński heading a short-lived Polish government in Lublin from November 6.

* 1569 – Union of Lublin: the Kingdom of Poland and the Great Duchy of Lithuania confirm a real union ; the united country is called the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or the Republic of Both Nations.

Lesser Poland superimposed on borders of current Polish voivodeships, with its three historic lands-Kraków, Sandomierz and Lublin

Historical Lesser Poland is much bigger than the current voivodeship which bears its name ; stretching from Częstochowa in the west to the lands northeast of Lublin in the east.

As a result of this long-lasting division, many inhabitants of northern part of this historic province of Poland ( with such cities, as Lublin, Radom, and Kielce ) have lost their Lesser Poland's identity.

Today, Lesser Poland is divided between several voivodeships, as seen on the map on the right – whole Lesser Poland Voivodeship, whole Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, western half of Lublin Voivodeship, western part of Subcarpathian Voivodeship, eastern half of Silesian Voivodeship, southern part of Mazovian Voivodeship and southeastern corner of Łódź Voivodeship ( around Opoczno ).

Lesser Poland lies in the upper confluence of the Vistula river and covers a large upland, including the Świętokrzyskie Mountains with Polish Jura further west, Lesser Polish Upland, Sandomierz Basin, and Lublin Upland.

Currently, the region is divided between Polish voivodeships – Lesser Poland Voivodeship ( whole ), Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ( whole ), Silesian Voivodeship ( eastern half ), Subcarpathian Voivodeship ( western part ), Masovian Voivodeship ( southern part ), Łódź Voivodeship ( southeastern corner ), and Lublin Voivodeship ( western part ).

Further south, Lesser Poland includes Frampol, and Biłgoraj, which lies in the southeastern corner on Lesser Poland's historical Lublin Voivodeship, close to the border with Red Ruthenia.

Northern part of Lesser Poland ( Lublin and Sandomierz ) was probably inhabited by another tribe, the Lendians, and dr Antoni Podraza, historian of the Jagiellonian University claims that ancient division of Lesser Poland into two major parts – Land ( Duchy ) of Kraków, and Land ( Duchy ) of Sandomierz, is based on the existence of two Slavic tribes in the area.

Some historians suggest that the regions of Sandomierz, Lublin and Czerwień ( western Red Ruthenia ) were indeed annexed by Mieszko's state in the 970s, as lands valuable for trade reasons and as a starting point for a future attack against what was to become Lesser Poland, then in the hands of Bohemia.

The biggest happenings however took place in the years 1987 through 1989, with the " orange " wave spilling over Poland into cities such as Warsaw, Łódź, Lublin and Tomaszów Mazowiecki following Major Fydrych's arrest on 8 March 1988.

After the Union of Lublin in 1569, the Kingdom of Poland became, through personal union with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and thus the Sejm was supplemented with new envoys from among the Lithuanian nobility.

* March 17 – Holocaust: the Nazi German extermination camp Bełżec opens in occupied Poland about 1 km south of the local railroad station of Bełżec in the Lublin district of the General Government.

The Mishnah Berurah of Rabbi Yisroel Meir ha-Kohen, ( the " Chofetz Chaim ", Poland, 1838 – 1933 ) is a commentary on the " Orach Chayim " section of the Shulchan Aruch, discussing the application of each Halakha in light of all subsequent Acharonic decisions.

* Rabbi Avrohom Mordechai Alter, Third Gerrer Rebbe, driving force behind Agudas Yisroel in Poland

In the early 19th century, the Kozhnitzer Magid Yisroel Hopsztajn was one of the pioneers of Hasidism in Poland.

* Photos of the 100th Yahrzeit of the Yismach Yisroel in Poland

He was one of the Breslov leaders to whom Rabbi Yisroel Ber Odesser sent his petek for verification ; the petek was returned without comment to Odesser on the last ship out of Poland before the German invasion of Poland.

Image: 20070124 sejm detale budynek k kobieta z golebiem. jpg | Bas-relief from the Polish Parliament building in Warsaw, Poland

Image: Polish cavalry in Sochaczew ( 1939 ) a. jpg | Polish cavalry galloping through a bombed town during the German invasion of Poland in 1939.

Veche # Poland | Wiec in reign of Casimir the Great

PESA SA | PESA SA134 of Opole Voivodeship in Opole, Poland

File: Drapanka003. jpg | Drapanka from Poland

File: Drapanka002. jpg | Drapanka from Poland

The Holocaust: Nazi Germany | Nazi German extermination and concentration camps in Occupation of Poland ( 1939 – 1945 ) | occupied Poland.

Dark pink area represents Poland at end of rule of Mieszko I of Poland | Mieszko I ( 992 ); light pink area added ( northwest lost ) during reign of Bolesław I the Brave | Bolesław I ( died 1025 ).

The three Partitions of Poland | Partitions of the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth ( 1772, 1793, and 1795 )

Frédéric Chopin wrote modern musical improvisation | improvisation-like piano pieces, many inspired by Music of Poland | Polish folk music

Maria Konopnicka was one of the authors representative of the socially engaged attitudes of Positivism in Poland | the times

Piłsudski's May Coup ( Poland ) | May Coup of 1926 defined Poland's political reality for the years leading to World War II

Wooden synagogues | Wooden synagogue in Zabłudów, Poland, from the late 17th century.

Grave of Elimelech of Lizhensk, whose influence in Poland was compared to the Baal Shem Tov's in Ukraine, due to many Hasidic dynasty | dynasties from his disciples.