Kazimierz –Kazimierz –The Jewish The Jewish District of District of

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The Jewish Cemetery

The Remuh Cemetery – the oldest cemetery in Kraków and one of the oldest in Europe

was founded in 1535. It was used from 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.

Great Mykwa - the Jewish BathThe 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.

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.

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.

Tempel SynagogueTempel 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.