Prewar life
Orthodox, Hasidic, Zionist and secular institutions flourished, with Kazimierz as a major center.
Ghetto and liquidation
German authorities established a ghetto in Podgórze and liquidated it in March 1943.
Płaszów and deportation
Victims were murdered locally or deported to Płaszów, Bełżec and Auschwitz.
Resistance and rescue
The city connects Jewish underground activity, Żegota, Tadeusz Pankiewicz and Oskar Schindler.
Sources
This page draws on the institutional sources listed below.