The Umschlagplatz, the area in Warsaw where the Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto were gathered in order to be deported to Treblinka Concentration ...
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I find The Kazimierz, the Jewish Historical area of Krakow, intriguing. Since Krakow was not destroyed during World War II, there are a few ...
On the way from Warsaw to Lublin, we made a stop in the town of Gora Kalwaria, better known in the Chassidic circles as the city of Ger. Even ...
The plaque outside is what distinguishes the nondescript stone building which housed Sara Schenirer Seminary from the rest of them on the ...
On a regular looking sidewalk between buildings on Lwowska in Krakow stands the 12 meter remnant of the original Krakow Ghetto Wall. In 1983 a ...
About an hour’s drive from Krakow in the Zbylitowska Góra neighborhood just outside the Tarnow is one of the saddest monuments of the Holocaust, ...
It is jarring to see how Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration and death camps have become museums for people to visit. Since there are crowds of ...
We had a very limited amount of time during our visit to Krakow, but we did not want to leave without seeing the building of the legendary Oskar ...
It was nighttime when we went to the site of the Plaszow Concentration Camp, but we didn’t miss out on much since the German’s destroyed the ...
There is something uplifting and almost magical at the grave of Reb Elimelech of Lizensk. The electrifying feeling of positivity and ...
Krakow for You Boat Tours offer a variety of tours on the Vestula River, from half hour loop tours to 3.5 hour tours. The prices are not very ...
It is hard to miss the Wawel Royal Castle located on a hill in the center of Krakow. It rises majestically above the city. The Wawel is divided ...
When travelling in Europe or to Israel I like to sneak in a long stopover in another country in order to get to see new places. Last time, we ...
Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin is the original Yeshiva Building built in 1930 used for Rav Meir Shapiro’s Yeshiva. Rav Meir Shapiro was most famous as ...
The Majdanek Concentration Camp in the Southeast outskirts of Lublin was our first experience of seeing the grounds of an actual concentration ...
Located on a hill and surrounded by a tall brick wall, the Old Jewish Cemetery in Lublin is the oldest cemetery in Poland still in existence. ...
Krakow is a charming European city, a mix of old and new. The city survived World War II, remaining intact and at the same time there are new ...
No words can describe how incredible the Project Mesorah Poland Tour is. It is something you need to experience in order to wrap your mind ...
The Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw is huge. It is spread over 33.6 hectares and there are over 200,000 people buried there. The cemetery was ...
The Nozyk Synagogue is Warsaw’s sole surviving synagogue used before the Holocaust. It was built in 1902 by Zalman and Rivka Nozyk and stands as ...
I was pleasantly surprised to see what a modern, up to date and fascinating museum the Polin Museum is. The Core Exhibition of the museum, which ...
I visited Prague during an extended stopover on the way to Israel. At that time, the airline provided us with a hotel stay, so I am therefore ...
After we visited the Polin Museum and the Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw we took a tram to the Old Town Market Square. That is where Warsaw changed ...