when Austrian and Russian armies fought in the town and its area for six weeks. Jews of Rudnik Until World War II the population of the town was predominantly Jewish. Notable personalities who lived in Rudnik include Rabbis Chaim Halberstam who served as its town rabbi from 1796, Boruch Halberstam (1860–1867), and Tsvi Hersh Halberstam (1867–1906). The last Rabbi of Rudnik, Rabbi Benjamin Halberstam, established a synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where he served as Rabbi until his demise. Sights a palace of the Tarnowski family (19th century), Baroque monument of St. John of Nepomuk, World War I cemetery, Holy Trinity church (1927–1928) Notable people Lidia Bogaczowna, film and theatre actress, Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam – Jewish Orthodox rabbi and the founding rebbe of the Sanz-Klausenberg Hasidic dynasty, Julian Krzewicki, major of the Home Army, arrested by the Communist government in the 1950s. International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Rudnik nad Sanem, is twinned with: References Notes External links Official town webpage Cities and towns in Podkarpackie Voivodeship Nisko County Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Lwów Voivodeship Shtetls