Chełm is a town in eastern Poland with 68,595 inhabitants (2004).

Situated in the Lublin Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Chelm Voivodship (1975-1998). It lies to the east of Lublin, about 20 km from the border with Ukraine.

The city is famous for its Zywiec Brewery. It is also the legendary capital of foolishness (see Jewish humour).

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	Chelm Organization-news (1243 words) A year ago, Zvi Lander, a computer programmer from Israel, flew to the town of Chelm, in Poland, where his father was born and lived prior to the war. Chelm's Jewish community was one of the oldest in Poland, with artifacts dating it as far back as the twelfth century. Shlomo himself served in the elite Kosciusco Division of the Polish army.
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