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The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Poland |
 | | In 1648, a Ukrainian officer Bogdan Chmielnicki, with the support of the Tatar Khan of Crimea, roused the local peasants to fight with him and the Russian Orthodox Cossacks against the Jews. |
| | It is estimated that 100,000-200,000 Jews died in the Chmielnicki revolt that lasted from 1648-1649. |
| | Kosher restaurants can be found in Warsaw and Cracow and the JDC maintains Kosher cafeterias in the largest Jewish centers of Poland. |
| www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Poland.html (3690 words) |
