Skip to content
שתוליכנו לשלום by White Glove

Kevarim and nesios across Europe and Asia — a section of White Glove Kosher Travel.

City guide · Poland

צאנז

Sanz (Nowy Sącz)

A White Glove guide to the journey, the tzaddik, and the practical details that matter most.

At the kever

בעל הדברי חיים מצאנז

Rabbi Chaim Halberstam, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz

Visitor experience

Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.

Loading

Finding the kever

  1. 1.Set navigation to Rybacka 4, the new Jewish cemetery; the Sanz Rebbes' ohel is on the cemetery grounds.
  2. 2.The cemetery is about 650 metres north of the city square, between Rybacka and Flisaków Streets.
  3. 3.Access to the ohel may require current local arrangements, so confirm before the trip or a large group visit.

The Divrei Chaim of Sanz founded the Sanz Chassidic dynasty and is buried in the ohel of the Sanz Rebbes in Nowy Sącz's new Jewish cemetery.

Seforim

דברי חיים

יארצייט

כ״ה ניסן

שנת פטירה

תרל״ו / 1876

Shomer & access contact

Cemetery keys — Barbara Makuch

Rybacka 3/2. Holds the keys to the cemetery gates; the ohel key is made available to hasidim.

Cemetery shomer

Please call ahead to confirm current access.

Cemetery shomer

Please call ahead to confirm current access.

Getting there

The nearest airports, and the drive at the end of each.

Searches open with a booking partner, who takes the booking and the payment. Nothing is booked on this site.

At the kever

Who else is buried here.

רבי אהרן האלבערשטאם

Rabbi Aron Halberstam

The second Sanzer Rov

Niftar 1903. Son of the Divrei Chaim, and Rov of Sanz after him.

רבי מאיר נתן האלבערשטאם

Rabbi Meir Nosson Halberstam

Niftar 1855, in his father's lifetime. Son of the Divrei Chaim.

רבי שלום האלבערשטאם

Rabbi Sholom Halberstam

Niftar 1931. Son of Reb Aron and an einikel of the Divrei Chaim.

Practical guide

Everything around the visit.

כשרות עסן

Kosher food

Not published yet

Information is not available yet. Kosher food information will be published only after it is checked for this exact destination.

מנינים

Minyanim

Not published yet

Information is not available yet. Minyan schedules can change and require current verification.

מקוה

Mikvaos

Not published yet

Information is not available yet. Mikvah details will be added only after their current access is confirmed.

אכסניא

Where to stay

Not published yet

Information is not available yet. Accommodations will be listed only after their current details are checked.

Getting around

Not published yet

Information is not available yet. Local transport and driver details will be added only after current verification.

Read source information

Nearby

What else is within reach.

Browse every kever on the site →

Questions

What people ask before they go.

Where is the kever of Rabbi Chaim Halberstam, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz?

At New Jewish Cemetery, Rybacka 4, 33-395 Nowy Sącz, Poland. It is in the Sanz New Jewish Cemetery. Sanz (Nowy Sącz) is also searched as Nowy Sącz, Nowy Sacz, Tzanz, Divrei Chaim.

When is the yahrzeit of Rabbi Chaim Halberstam, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz?

25 Nissan. He was niftar in 1876.

Which airport is closest to Sanz (Nowy Sącz)?

Poprad-Tatry (TAT), about 70 km · 44 mi away in a straight line. The other airports within reach are John Paul II International (KRK) and Rzeszów-Jasionka (RZE). There is no direct flight to the town itself, so the last leg is by road whichever airport you use.

Who else is buried in Sanz (Nowy Sącz)?

Alongside Rabbi Chaim Halberstam, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, the listing for this beis hachaim records Rabbi Aron Halberstam, Rabbi Meir Nosson Halberstam, Rabbi Sholom Halberstam.