Before being thrown into the abyss of Auschwitz, many Polish Jews passed through ghettos like the one in Krakow, where, after ...

As tricky as this may sound, there is another Kazimierz in Poland – the picturesque Jewish historical district of the city of Kraków. This Kazimierz has a very long history and is arguably the most ...

From 10:30 p.m. until 2 a.m., all seven of the historic synagogues in Krakow’s old Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, were open to the public. It was part festival, part celebration and part didactic ...

(JTA) — Polish Jews protested the use of a former synagogue in Krakow as a bar. The protest about Chevra Tehilim prayer house in Kazimierz, in the city’s old Jewish quarter, appeared this week ...

As the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, scars run deep in Krakow where 90% of the Jewish population were killed during WWII.

Ahead of the ceremony, Charles met Holocaust survivors at the Jewish Community Centre (JCC) Krakow he opened in 2008 and greeted dozens of well-wishers outside the building. Some people held out ...

The tour kicks off with a local favourite. Located at 3 Bawół Square, one of the most breathtaking murals in the city was done for the 24th Jewish Culture Festival (2014). It honours the Bosak family ...

The King visited the heart of Krakow’s Jewish community as commemorations began marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. Heads of state ...

Sheraton Grand Krakow is located on the banks of the river, a 15-minute walk from the main square, close to the Wawel Castle and around 20 minutes by foot to the Jewish district. Krakow airport is ...