Articles & Historical Context
In-depth articles exploring the history of Schindler’s Factory, the people connected to it, and the wider context of Krakow during the Second World War.
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Memory Trail in Kraków – World War II Sites Beyond Schindler’s Factory
Visitors interested in Schindler’s Factory often ask what other places in Kraków help explain the wartime reality behind the stories…
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Pharmacy Under the Eagle – A Place of Help Inside the Kraków Ghetto
On Ghetto Heroes Square in Kraków’s Podgórze district stands a modest building that played an extraordinary role during the German…
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History of the Kraków Ghetto
Jewish Kraków Before the War On the eve of the Second World War, Kraków was home to one of the…
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Kraków Under German Occupation – A City at the Centre of Power and Terror
When German troops entered Kraków in early September 1939, the city did not resemble a battlefield. There was no prolonged…