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Finding Shlomo Cohen Rabinovitch

Shlomo Cohen Rabinovitch, one of the most famous tzadikim of the pre-war Poland, lived in a tenement house at 22 Targowa Street in Sosnowiec. He was the founder of a Keter Tora Yeshiva and a chain of 36 outstanding schools in whole Poland. No one has been aware of his existence for thirty years. Until today. A group of tourists from Israel has helped Poles to find traces of Rabinovitch. Somebody has noticed them, standing in front of the building, taking photographs and talking lively. Piotr Dudała, an activist and a lover of Zagłębie region, has decided to search for information.

The residents have asked the city authorities to attach a commemorative plaque to a wall of the building.Rabinovitch will join the most prominent Jews from Sosnowiec, such as Władysław Szpilman or Jakub Zin, an artist. The discovery will surely make the city an important place promoting Jewish culture.