Krakow's Jewish Quarter, Krakow, Poland
While it is easy to simply google 鈥渇ree walking tours in Krakow鈥�, I recently came across an app called freetour.com. It is great! I typed in Krakow and found a walking tour of Krakow鈥檚 Jewish Quarter and one of聽Krakow鈥檚 Old Town.
Today I joined the tour for Krakow鈥檚 Jewish Quarter. The English-speaking tour met at in front of聽St. Mary鈥檚 Basilica聽in Old Town at 2:30pm. Given it was winter time and dark very early, the tour was two hours rather than the advertised two and half hours. That was fine with me.
From the church we walked to Krakow鈥檚 Jewish Quarter, also called Kazimierz. Our first stop was at the Old Synagogue. The Old Synagogue is the oldest synagogue still standing in Poland. It was very important to the Jewish community prior to the invasion of the Germans during World War II. It鈥檚 thick masonry walls and heavy buttressing are examples of a rare Polish Fortress Synagogue.
The Germans ransacked the building and then used it for ammunition storage. In addition, the Germans executed 30 Polish prisoners at its wall. Due to blood being at the scene, the building is not kosher, and no services were ever resumed. Today the synagogue operates as a museum.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Today I joined the tour for Krakow鈥檚 Jewish Quarter. The English-speaking tour met at in front of聽St. Mary鈥檚 Basilica聽in Old Town at 2:30pm. Given it was winter time and dark very early, the tour was two hours rather than the advertised two and half hours. That was fine with me.
From the church we walked to Krakow鈥檚 Jewish Quarter, also called Kazimierz. Our first stop was at the Old Synagogue. The Old Synagogue is the oldest synagogue still standing in Poland. It was very important to the Jewish community prior to the invasion of the Germans during World War II. It鈥檚 thick masonry walls and heavy buttressing are examples of a rare Polish Fortress Synagogue.
The Germans ransacked the building and then used it for ammunition storage. In addition, the Germans executed 30 Polish prisoners at its wall. Due to blood being at the scene, the building is not kosher, and no services were ever resumed. Today the synagogue operates as a museum.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Krakow's Jewish Quarter
Guide Location: Poland » Krakow
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Elizabeth Bankhead
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Poland » Krakow
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Elizabeth Bankhead
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- the Old Synagogue
- Nissenbaum Foundation Memorial
- The Remuh Synagogue
- statue of Jan Karski
- Plac Nowy
- Corpus Christi Church
- Bridge of Love
- Ghetto Heroes Square
- Apteka Pod Orlem
- Oskar Schindler鈥檚 Enamel Factory
- The Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow
- the Historical Museum of the City of Krakow
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