You searched for map - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/ Remnants of the past found in Lviv, Galicia & the former Austrian Empire Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:22:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://forgottengalicia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bird-150x150.png You searched for map - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/ 32 32 Lviv Dining Guide https://forgottengalicia.com/lviv-dining-guide/ https://forgottengalicia.com/lviv-dining-guide/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:22:38 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=5209 Food & Drink in Lviv In the years leading up to the full-scale invasion, Lviv witnessed a surge in its restaurant, cafe, and bar industry. New establishments seemed to pop up every few days, making it a challenge to keep track of them all. Despite the initial disruptions caused by […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/lviv-dining-guide/feed/ 1 Between Myth and Memory: 1930s Galicia by the Artist who Never Was https://forgottengalicia.com/between-myth-and-memory-1930s-galicia-by-the-artist-who-never-was/ https://forgottengalicia.com/between-myth-and-memory-1930s-galicia-by-the-artist-who-never-was/#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 13:33:25 +0000 https://forgottengalicia.com/?p=52203 By Ari Neumann *** Discover the curious case of “Lazar Weissmann,” a supposed Jewish artist who captured scenes of 1930s Galicia in 100s of watercolors, at a new exhibition of the History Museum of Kolomyia opening on May 16 at 14:00, for one month. Found as far as Canada, to as […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/between-myth-and-memory-1930s-galicia-by-the-artist-who-never-was/feed/ 0 Shund on Shellac or Gimpel’s Theatre, Lemberg: The Sounds of a Popular Yiddish Theatre Preserved on Gramophone Records 1904–1913 https://forgottengalicia.com/shund-on-shellac-or-gimpels-theatre-lemberg/ https://forgottengalicia.com/shund-on-shellac-or-gimpels-theatre-lemberg/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:33:24 +0000 https://forgottengalicia.com/?p=51212 This version of Michael Aylward’s article “Shund on Shellac or Gimpel’s Theatre, Lemberg” is based on a much longer version with various appendices. The complete version is posted in PDF format at the bottom of this article and may be downloaded. If you wish to quote from either of these […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/shund-on-shellac-or-gimpels-theatre-lemberg/feed/ 0 Janusz Majewski (1931-2024): King of Bittersweet Nostalgia https://forgottengalicia.com/janusz-majewski-1931-2024-king-of-bittersweet-nostalgia/ https://forgottengalicia.com/janusz-majewski-1931-2024-king-of-bittersweet-nostalgia/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:28:55 +0000 https://forgottengalicia.com/?p=51190 An interview with the celebrated film director Janusz Majewski, who died on 10th January aged 92, was one of the last of the old guard of Polish directors who emerged in the 1950s. He was part of a generation of filmmakers that put Poland firmly on the cinematic map. ‘He […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/janusz-majewski-1931-2024-king-of-bittersweet-nostalgia/feed/ 0 Searching for Sunflowers in the Architecture of Lviv and Kraków https://forgottengalicia.com/searching-for-sunflowers-in-the-architecture-of-lviv-and-krakow/ https://forgottengalicia.com/searching-for-sunflowers-in-the-architecture-of-lviv-and-krakow/#respond Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:44:05 +0000 https://forgottengalicia.com/?p=50320 In the first couple months of the full-scale war (after being displaced from Lviv and living in Poland), searching for sunflowers in the architectural detail of Kraków became a way to soothe my soul, to find solidarity with Ukraine during those highly uncertain and volatile times. Each time I would […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/searching-for-sunflowers-in-the-architecture-of-lviv-and-krakow/feed/ 0 ‘Servus’: ‘Hello’ from the Old Days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire https://forgottengalicia.com/servus-hello-from-the-old-days-of-the-austro-hungarian-empire/ https://forgottengalicia.com/servus-hello-from-the-old-days-of-the-austro-hungarian-empire/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:42:25 +0000 https://forgottengalicia.com/?p=50057 Servus! This article is about a Galician tradition that can be found on both sides of the current Polish-Ukrainian border. It is about the word “servus,” a salutation typically used as a greeting, which gained popularity during the times of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and which became common across its entire territory. While […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/servus-hello-from-the-old-days-of-the-austro-hungarian-empire/feed/ 5 The Lost Jewish Cemeteries of Lviv https://forgottengalicia.com/the-lost-jewish-cemeteries-of-lviv/ https://forgottengalicia.com/the-lost-jewish-cemeteries-of-lviv/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2023 01:22:59 +0000 https://forgottengalicia.com/?p=11556 While many old Jewish cemeteries still remain around Galicia, the same cannot be said of the Jewish burial grounds in Lviv (Lemberg / Lwów). Only found fragments of their ancient tombstones (matzevah) — which were used by the Nazis and Soviets as pavement and building material — remind us of […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/the-lost-jewish-cemeteries-of-lviv/feed/ 3 Architectural Styles of Galician Railway Station Buildings (1856-1914) https://forgottengalicia.com/architectural-styles-of-galician-railway-station-buildings-1856-1914/ https://forgottengalicia.com/architectural-styles-of-galician-railway-station-buildings-1856-1914/#respond Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:34:17 +0000 https://forgottengalicia.com/?p=48930 A look at some of the different architectural styles used for passenger railway station buildings across Galicia, from the time of the first railway line (1856-1861) to World War I (1914). 1856-1861: The First Galician Railway | Gothic Revival Lviv’s very first railway station was constructed in 1861 for the […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/architectural-styles-of-galician-railway-station-buildings-1856-1914/feed/ 0 Lviv’s Austrian-Era Municipal Cemeteries https://forgottengalicia.com/lvivs-austrian-era-municipal-cemeteries/ https://forgottengalicia.com/lvivs-austrian-era-municipal-cemeteries/#respond Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:08:16 +0000 https://forgottengalicia.com/?p=11541 Everyone has heard of Lviv’s Lychakiv Cemetery — not only is it well-known among locals, but it is also one of the city’s main tourist attractions. The beautiful sculptures, winding paths, and prominent figures buried here attract a constant flow of crowds. Though not nearly as popular, Yaniv Cemetery is […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/lvivs-austrian-era-municipal-cemeteries/feed/ 0 How Lviv’s Neighborhoods Got Their Names https://forgottengalicia.com/how-lvivs-neighborhoods-got-their-names/ https://forgottengalicia.com/how-lvivs-neighborhoods-got-their-names/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2021 12:25:04 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=10898 A look at Lviv’s territorial expansion and annexation of former manorial farms Most people are familiar with how Lviv got its name — founder King Danylo of Halych named the city in honor of his son Lev (“lion”). But what about the names of Lviv’s neighborhoods? It turns out a lot of […]

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