For many centuries Jews played their part in creating the history and culture of the city of Kroke, as Kraków is known in Yiddish. A tour around Kazimierz will provide you with an introduction to their world, with its vibrant culture, its custom and its history-a world that has been preserved in such excellent condition in the former Jewish district up to the present day. It was here that the renowned philosopher Mojżesz Isserles (Remuh) taught, where Helena Rubinstein was born and where Roman Polański spent his childhood. The old Jewish quarter was included on the UNESCO World heritage List in 1978 and it became an even more recognisable landmark on the European following the release of the famous "Schindler's List". You will learn about the story of the extermination of Kraków's Jews, which provided the backdrop for the events depicted in Spielberg's film in the next part of our tour, when we make our way from Kazimierz to the site of the former ghetto. It was here that the Jews were confined during Second World War and from where they were eventually sent to the death camps. To gain further insight into the Nazi occupation of Kraków and the daily life of all its residents, you will visit "Schindler Factory" museum. Here, various stories illustrating the fate of Cracovians who had to live, fight and die during the years of 1939-45 are presented in a unique way.
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