Music, Goats, Croissants and the Golem in Historic Poznan

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 54

 Croissant making overlooking the old town (photo credit: @MarkDavidPod   )
Croissant making overlooking the old town
(photo credit: @MarkDavidPod )

With direct flights from Tel Aviv, Poznan is a very affordable destination for a city break. It has a small Jewish community and a fascinating old town. Mark and David wandered its historic center and surroundings before heading out of town on a nostalgic journey...

This time:

  •  When is a brewery not a brewery?
  • Playing a barrel organ isn't too easy, as Mark discovers
  • Jewish history meets applied art
  • Face to face with a pair of rambunctious goats high in the sky
  • Is that word Hebrew, Yiddish or Polish?
  • The home of the St Martin's croissant
  • Poznan's "New" Synagogue
  • Why is the Golem of Prague in the middle of Poznan?
  • Discovering the secrets of the Enigma Cipher Center
  • Europe's youngest castle
  • Among 112 headless people
  • A journey back in time
  • Konin, home of the inventor of a very useful object
122 headless sculptures in Poznan's Citadel Park (Credit: Courtesy)
122 headless sculptures in Poznan's Citadel Park (Credit: Courtesy)
Art gallery at Poznan's Stary Browar old brewery (Credit: Courtesy)
Art gallery at Poznan's Stary Browar old brewery (Credit: Courtesy)

Mark and David were guests of Poznan Tourism Organisation, Wielkopolska Tourism Organization and the Polish Tourism Organisation.

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