Is Krakow’s Kazimierz District a “Jewish Disneyland?”

Is Krakow’s Kazimierz District a “Jewish Disneyland?”

In Kraków’s Kazimierz district, you can dive into Jewish history – the city was a major center of Jewish life in Europe for centuries. Today the area is hip, with Jewish bookstores and kosher cafés and bars. But since hardly any Jewish people live here, some even call Kazimierz a “Jewish Disneyland.” Is that really true? Come with us to Kraków.

00:00 Intro
00:28 where Kraków is located
00:40 Kazimierz quarter
01:35 Remuh synagoge and Jewish cemetery
03:33 Plac Nowy
03:53 Józefa Street
04:41 Podgórze district
05:11 Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory
06:28 Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau
07:02 Kazimierz, Jewish bookshop, Café Hafuch
07:35 Jewish Community Center
08:13 Hidden gem: Hevre bar

CREDITS:
Report: Gönna Ketels
Camera: Robert Richter
Editing: Andreas Hyronimus
Supervising editing: Christina Deicke, Kyra Levine
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