Jewish Quarter Kazimierz & Schindler's Factory Guided Tour
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Jewish Quarter Kazimierz & Schindler's Factory Guided Tour
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3 hours 30 minutes (Approx.)
Offered in: English and 3 more
Overview
Discover the stories of Krakow’s Jewish community on a walking and minivan tour. Led by a local guide, explore the Kazimierz district, depicted in Steven Spielberg’s film ‘Schindler’s List’, and home to a thriving Jewish community previous to World War II. Pass the Remuh Synagogue and Cemetery, the Old Synagogue, and learn about how many Jewish lives were saved at Oscar Schindler’s Factory Museum.
- Jewish history and heritage tour of Krakow
- Trace the story of Krakow’s Jewish community through the centuries and during WWII
- Explore Kazimierz, the city’s historical Jewish district, with its synagogues, monuments, and kosher restaurants
- Visit the Old Synagogue, Remuh Synagogue and Cemetery, and other sites
- Hear about Kazimierz in WWII, and how its people were herded into the Jewish ghetto
- Learn how Steven Spielberg filmed 'Schindler’s List' here and see some of the locations
- Visit the Oscar Schindler’s Factory Museum to chart how Schindler saved many Jewish lives
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Your tour begins in central Krakow, where you join up with your guide and hop aboard your minivan. En route, hear an introduction to Krakow’s Jewish history and heritage, and the community’s significant role in the development and culture of the city before WWII.
Journey to the former Jewish district of Kazimierz and hop out to stroll the streets, now home to monuments, synagogues, and kosher restaurants. Learn why Steven Spielberg chose this area to depict the Jewish ghetto of Podgorze in ‘Schindler’s List.’ Traveling further back into history, hear how the revered rabbi Moses Isseries, known as Remuh, taught here in the 16th century.
Then step into the Old Synagogue, the longest surviving temple in Poland, and admire its Gothic design. Visit the active Remuh Synagogue and wander the ornate headstones of the Remuh Cemetery, including the tomb of Moses Isseries.
Afterward, make a stop at Oscar Schindler’s Factory Museum. See the space of the original enamelware factory where Schindler protected Jewish workers from deportation. Examine the remaining documents and exhibits that tell the stories of Schlinder and his workers during that dark time in Krakow’s history.
Your tour concludes in central Krakow.
Journey to the former Jewish district of Kazimierz and hop out to stroll the streets, now home to monuments, synagogues, and kosher restaurants. Learn why Steven Spielberg chose this area to depict the Jewish ghetto of Podgorze in ‘Schindler’s List.’ Traveling further back into history, hear how the revered rabbi Moses Isseries, known as Remuh, taught here in the 16th century.
Then step into the Old Synagogue, the longest surviving temple in Poland, and admire its Gothic design. Visit the active Remuh Synagogue and wander the ornate headstones of the Remuh Cemetery, including the tomb of Moses Isseries.
Afterward, make a stop at Oscar Schindler’s Factory Museum. See the space of the original enamelware factory where Schindler protected Jewish workers from deportation. Examine the remaining documents and exhibits that tell the stories of Schlinder and his workers during that dark time in Krakow’s history.
Your tour concludes in central Krakow.
Itinerary
The Kupa Synagogue is the last synagogue built during the existence of the Jewish town.
It was also called Szpitalna because of its close proximity to the former Jewish hospital and the Poor, because the poorest members of the Jewish community prayed there.
Duration: 10 minutes
Admission Ticket Not Included
The Ghetto Heroes Square is a square in the Podgórze district of Krakow.
In the years 1941–1943 it was within the ghetto. It was a place of concentration of the Jewish population before transport to concentration camps.
Currently, there is an unusual monument in this place - several dozen cast-iron chairs standing individually in the square. They symbolize the items left over from the liquidation of the ghetto.
Duration: 10 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
The museum presents the tragic events that took place in Krakow during World War II, they are shown in the Oscar-winning film "Schindler's List" by Stephen Spielberg.
The unusual and modern exhibition of the museum will not leave anyone indifferent.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
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