Krakow ghetto

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A walk around the Krakow ghetto on 10 October 2007. This ghetto is very small and each inhabitant had only 2.2 sqm of living space. At its peak around 17,000 people were crammed into these few streets.
People were deported to the death camp at Belzec on 31 May - 7 June 1942 and again in October of that year. The ghetto was finally eliminated in March 1943 when those capable of work were taken to the Plaszów concentration camp nearby whilst 800 were deported to Auschwitz and gassed on arrival, the remainder being shot in the ghetto.
Oskar Schindler saved around 500 people - his list was much longer but many on it died before the war ended. Nonetheless this is a remarkable achievement as he managed by himself to save around three percent of the Jewish population of Kraków.

Please also see my website and blogs which contain information about where this was filmed and some of the background: http://www.pbn.com.pl and http://www.ceepackaging.com

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• Kraków
• Krakau
• Cracow
• Poland
• Polska
• Jewish
• ghetto
• Shoah
• holocaust
• Oskar
• Schindler
• Podgórze
• Płaszów
• Belzec
• Auschwitz

[RLTinsane]

why would ANYONE want to live there?!

[alanheath]

@RLTinsane It may once have been a ghetto but life moves on and the housing there today is perfectly acceptable. See my video on the former ghetto in Lowicz (Łowicz) - it looks today a very pleasant place to live.

[EggheadOfTheFuture]

Hi, I'm planning on visiting the city in August. As a History enthusiast, I feel it's an essential place to visit. I don't want a stone unturned when I go, so have you got any advice for me on what to see and do?

[alanheath]

@EggheadOfTheFuture There is stacks of stuff to see and do. Have a look at my videos from Kraków although there is still a lot I have not filmed!

[jebus0000000]

So many Poles have risked their lives to save Jews during world war 2 letting them stay in their atticks while the Nazis were out to kill them . What kind of grattitude do we get? American Jews hold more hostillity towards Poles than they do towards Germans!

[alanheath]

@jebus0000000 I think that to a large extent is due to certain characters claiming to represent Poles in the US. The former head of one Chicago organisation springs to mind...

[zworazwora]

Cracow - one of the best city in the world

[flute4hire]

Well done Alan your work is comendable.

[Broadsword255]

I really enjoyed my short stay in Krakow. Went to this area too, and visited the chemist (Eagle)on the corner which is now a museum. I think every one knows the Chemist helped the jews as much as he could.

[arthurflorida]

@alanheathWhat do you know something about POLISH history small scam bag ? Have your elementary base level teacher / Nannie advised u that POLAND has been under nasisst/German occupation 1939/1945 ???

[arthurflorida]

@alanheathWhat do you know something about POLISH history small scam bag ? Have your elementary  base level teacher / Nannie advised u that POLAND has been under nasisst/German occupation 1939/1945 ???

[ZeppyLike]

my class traveled to Krakow with The White Busses for about two weeks ago. were are 15 years old, and when we were there, one student was punched in the face 3 times by 3 drunk poles. does anyone know about someone who got arrested or something? I think it was monday or tuesday night last week it happened.

[stokraft]

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