The stone monument in Castle Square at the bottom of the steps, with a plaque showing the plan of the former Jewish district existing here from the 16th c. Szeroka Street, once leading across the square, was the central communication route of the ‘Jewish town’ lined with townhouses, synagogues, offices and expensive shops. In the 18th c. the house in 28 Szeroka Street was the residence of the Seer of Lublin (Yaakov Yithak Horowitz). The cultural and educational life of the Lublin Jews concentrated in this area, e.g. in Nadstawna Street. In 1941 the district was turned into a ghetto and completely destroyed in 1943 after the liquidation of the Lublin ghetto.