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Street scene in the Jewish quarter.  
   

Street scene in the Jewish quarter.

Kazimierz - The Jewish Quarter

March 28th 2005
Monday afternoon Before WW II 3,500,000 Jews lived in Poland. At the end of the war only 300,000 were still alive. Our travel guide says that today only about 2,000 Jews live in Poland. We visited the Jewish quarter of Kazimierz twice. Our guidebook says that a visitor should take a tram as it is some distance from the historic center of Krakow. We walked. It really isn’t that far. During ou ... read more
Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków

Polish Flag Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... ... read more
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