Worth wandering around the #Kazimierz District

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Scenes from the old Jewish Quarter in Krakow, the Kazimierz District and Krakow Ghetto.

Approximately 68,000 Jews lived in the Kraków Ghetto at the outset of World War II, making up almost one-quarter of the city’s population. From 30 May 1942 onward, the Nazis began systematic deportations from the Ghetto to surrounding concentration camps. The Krakow Ghetto memorial is today made up of 68 sculptured chairs, each representing 1000 Jews. Image: Alison Binney
Approximately 68,000 Jews lived in the Kraków Ghetto at the outset of World War II, making up almost one-quarter of the city’s population. From 30 May 1942 onward, the Nazis began systematic deportations from the Ghetto to surrounding concentration camps. The Kraków Ghetto memorial is today made up of 68 sculptured chairs, each representing 1000 Jews. Image: Alison Binney
Jewish quarter in Kazmier, Krakow. Image: Alison Binney
Jewish quarter in Kazimierz, Krakow. Image: Alison Binney
This street in the Jewish quarter in Kazmier, Krakow, featured in the Schindler's list movie. Image: Alison Binney
This street in the Jewish quarter in Kazimierz, Krakow, featured in the Schindler’s list movie. Image: Alison Binney
Jewish quarter in Kazmier, Krakow. Image: Alison Binney
Jewish quarter in Kazimierz, Krakow. Image: Alison Binney

 

Popular Stajnia cafe in the old Jewish Quarter in Krakow, Kazimierz district. Image: Alison Binney
Popular Stajnia cafe in the old Jewish Quarter in Krakow, Kazimierz district. Image: Alison Binney
Popular Stajnia cafe in the old Jewish Quarter in Krakow, Kazimierz district. Image: Alison Binney
Popular Stajnia cafe in the old Jewish Quarter in Krakow, Kazimierz district. Image: Alison Binney
Street art in Kazimierz, a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. Image: Alison Binney
Street art in Kazimierz, a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. Image: Alison Binney
Street art in Kazimierz, a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. Image: Alison Binney
Street art in Kazimierz, a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. Image: Alison Binney
Cafes and pubs are popular in the old Jewish Quarter in Krakow. Image: Alison Binney
Cafes and pubs are popular in the old Jewish Quarter in Krakow. Image: Alison Binney
"The new Jewish Cemetery", Cmentarz Zydowski, established in 1800 and destroyed in WWII. It was 'tidied' up in 1957 and is today a monument to Holocaust victims. Image: Alison Binney
“The new Jewish Cemetery”, Cmentarz Zydowski, established in 1800 and destroyed in WWII. It was ‘tidied’ up in 1957 and is today a monument to Holocaust victims. Image: Alison Binney