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Kazimierz – The Jewish District of Kr ak ó w

Kazimierz – The Jewish District of Kr ak ó w. The remains of the Jewish culture . The Jewish Cemetery.

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Kazimierz – The Jewish District of Kr ak ó w

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  1. Kazimierz –The Jewish District of Kraków

  2. The remains of the Jewish culture

  3. The Jewish Cemetery TheRemuh Cemetery – the oldest cemetery in Kraków and one of the oldest in Europe was founded in 1535.It was usedfrom 1551 to 1800. Its history is closely linked to the Remuh Synagogue. It was a rubbish dump during wartime. After World War II the cemetery was restored several times. In 1959 the reconstructors of the synagogue found several hundred tombs under the layer of soil. Although it is only a small part of the original number, some tombstones were re-erected. Currently about 711 tombstones are located in the cemetery.

  4. Great Mykwa - the Jewish Bath The Mykwa building was built in 1567 for the members of the Jewish community in Kraków. During World War II, the Nazis devastated the building, but fortunately the shape of the bath survived. After the war in 1974-1976 the building was renovated and used as the seat of the Laboratory for Conservation of Historical Monuments. In the 90s the building was returned to the Jewish Community of Kraków. Now it houses the Jewish restaurant Klezmer-Hois and the hotel.

  5. Old Synagogue Old Synagogue in Kraków's district-Kazimierz is the oldest preserved synagogue in Poland. It was built in the 15th century in late Gothic style and rebuilt in 1557-1570. At present the Museum of the History of Kraków.

  6. Popper’s Synagogue Built in Baroque style in 1620 and called after the founder Wolf Popper , a wealthy Jewish merchant. Ruined during World War II. It houses a local youth culture centre at present.

  7. Tempel Synagogue Tempel Synagogue is a 19th-century Reform synagogue in Kraków built in an attractive neo-Renaissance style with Moorish interior decorations. Its grandeur best captures the wealth of Jewish life here before the war. During World War II, Tempel Synagogue was badly damaged by the Nazis, who used it as a warehouse and a stable. Services restarted after the war and a mikvah was added in 1947.

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