piątek, 20 listopada 2009

Kazimierz - Jewish traces

Kazimierz – originally an independent town, presently a district of Krakow founded by King Kazimierz Wielki in 1335.

The specific character of Kazimierz was the coexistence of Christian and Jewish culture connected with a Jewish city established at the end of the fifteenth century, with its specific cultural and everyday ambience created by the dwellers.

Picturesque streets and historical synagogues like for instance the Synagogue and the Remu’h Cemetary, the Old Synagogue, the Tall Synagogue and the Isaac’s Synagogue.

Check walking guided tours offer and discover this part of Krakow