Synagoga Remu w Krakowie. ©Bjørn Joachimsen.
Nestled just south of Kraków’s historic Old Town lies Kazimierz, a district steeped in history and cultural significance. Founded in the 14th century by King Casimir the Great, Kazimierz became a sanctuary for Jewish life and scholarship, lasting for centuries until the disruptions of World War II. Today, Kazimierz stands as a testament to resilience and renewal, a vibrant locale where history and modernity coexist harmoniously.
Read MoreNowa Huta. ©Bjørn Joachimsen.
Nowa Huta (“The new steel mill”) was an attempt to build a city from the ground, based on communistic principles and industrialization. The city was built next to Kraków in the Małopolskie region in Poland from 1949. Nowa Huta is one of the largest planned socialist districts ever built and one of the most renowned examples of deliberate social engineering in the entire world.
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On the former Old Cemetery of the Podgórze Jewish Community SS of the Nazi Germany established one of its largest concentration camps in. They destroyed the cemetery completely in the Podgórze suburb in southern Kraków.
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