Tour: By the Jewish Literature Traces in Lviv Region

Organizer: Regional Development Agency of Lviv Region

A one-day guided bus tour through three historic towns of the Lviv region — Zhovkva, Drohobych, and Belz — each with a rich Jewish past and a unique literary heritage.

• Zhovkva (Zholkew): Center of Jewish book printing from the 17th to 19th centuries

• Drohobych: A hub of Jewish secular writing and home to prominent authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries, including Bruno Schulz

• Belz: Birthplace of Hasidic philosophical thought in Galicia

The tour offers participants a journey into the “Jewish literature world of the Lviv region: People of the Book,” exploring how Jewish thought and creativity shaped culture and intellectual life in Eastern Galicia.

Partners: NGO Lemberik, AJCO Hesed-Arieh (with support from the Lviv Regional Administration, Department of Tourism, and the Agency of Regional Development)

Related Cultural Program in Lviv

• Library Week (6–13 November): Lectures and discussions in libraries across Lviv dedicated to Jewish authors

• Exhibition – The Story of One Torah (Lviv Museum of Religious History)

• Panel Discussion – The Problems of Preserving Jewish Cultural Heritage (Honorary Consulate of Israel in Western Ukraine)

• Lecture – Sepher vs. Buch: Gender Roles in Jewish Reading Practices (Center for Urban History)

The event is part of the Cities Embracing Jewish Heritage initiative supported by the Combat Antisemitism Movement and the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage