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The first group of over 1,000 visitors said their prayers at the tzaddik's grave on Tuesday. Darek Delmanowicz/PAP

Around 2,000 Hasidic Jews, mainly from Europe and the United States, are expected to visit the town of Leajsk, in southeastern Poland, to take part in commemorations marking the 235th anniversary of the death of Tzaddik Elimelech Weissblum of Lizhensk.

The first group of over 1,000 visitors said their prayers at the tzaddik's grave on Tuesday. The observances will end on Friday.

Those coming to Leajsk believe that the tzaddik comes down from heaven on the anniversary of his death - he died on March 11, 1787 - and takes their requests to God for health, well-being for their children and success at work.

Before World War Two, Leajsk was inhabited by a large Jewish community and was one of the most important centres of Hasidism in Poland. The tradition of visiting the grave of Tzadik Elimelech Weissblum of Lizhensk was revived in the 1970s.

With its grave of Tzaddik Elimelech, Leajsk is one of the holiest places in the world for Hasidic Jews. Hasidim gather there not only to celebrate anniversaries of the tzaddik's death, but also on the occasion of various Jewish holidays, while making private pilgrimages and tours of Poland.

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