"Kol Lublin" - the annual magazine of Lubliners in Israel
"Kol Lublin" ("Voice of Lublin") is the annual magazine of Jews with Lublin roots in Israel and of the diaspora. It is the main forum for communication amongst our community. Fifty years have passed since the first annual was published. We believe that the variety of subjects, the abundance of data, and the richness of expression in "Kol Lublin" form a complement to the “Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora: Lublin”, the pre-eminent publication containing information about the Jewish community in Lublin.
Text by: Neta Żytomirska-Avidar
Index
[Collapse]The first issue of "Kol Lublin"
The first issue of "Kol Lublin" was published in 1962, in memory of the Jewish community of Lublin which had perished twenty years earlier. Its pages were flooded with the deep sorrow and grief of the immigrants from Lublin. We can only imagine that their sense of accomplishment must have been overshadowed by their pain. This is expressed on the first pages where Jacob Glatstein, a great Lubliner poet and writer, presents an elegy "The Dead Don't Praise God":
We accepted the Torah on Sinai,
And in Lublin we gave it back.
The Dead don't praise God –
The Torah was given for life.
And just as we stood together
At the giving of the Torah,
So indeed did we all die in Lublin.
History
The underlying purpose of "Kol Lublin" has remained true over the last 50 years. It places high value on the rich world of culture, language, and traditions that were the essence of the Jewish community of Lublin. There were synagogues, yeshivas, schools, youth movements, politics, works of art, music, newspapers, and theater. An entire vibrant culture went up in flames during the Shoah, and unless we search, collect and keep its memory, it will be lost for good.
The articles in "Kol Lublin" describe the destruction of the Jewish community. Not only are there survivor testimonies, but "Kol Lublin" contains numerous articles written by renowned historians who were and are familiar with Lublin. These include: Nachman Blumental, Nachman Korn, Alexander Bronowski, David Zilberklang, Robert Kuwalek.
The issues of "Kol Lublin"
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 1/1962
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 2/1964
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 3/1969
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 4/1970
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 5/1971
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 6/1972
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 7/1973
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 8/1973
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 9/1974
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 10/1975
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 11/1976
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 12/1978
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 13/1978
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 14/1979
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 15/1980
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 16/1981
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 17/1982
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 18/1983
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 19/1984
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 20/1985
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 21/1986
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 22/1987
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 23/1988
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 24/1988
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 25/1989
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 26/1990
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 27/1991
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 28/1992
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 29/1993
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 30/1994
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 31/1995
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 32/1996
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 33/1997
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 34/1998
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 35/1999
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 36/2000
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 37/2001
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 38/2002
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 39/2003
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 40/2004
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 41/2005
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 42/2006
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 43/2007
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 44/2008
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 45/2009
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 46/2010
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 47/2011
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 48/2012
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 49/2013
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 50/2014
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 51/2015
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 52/2016
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 53/2017
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 54/2018
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 55/2019
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 56/2020
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 57/2021
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 58/2022
Kol Lublin: annual of Lubliners in Israel and diaspora, nr 59/2023