also known as Cracow, Crackovie,
Cracovia,
Krakau, Krako, Krakov, Krakoy, Krakuv and Kroke
Located in Galicia
Gubernia in present-day Poland
156.8 mi SSW of Warszawa
Longitude 50 degrees, 05 minutes,
Latitude 19 degrees, 55 minutes
Memorial plaque to Jewish martyrs of Cracow
at Synagoga Remuh
Interior of
Remuh Synagogue
Wall containing fragments
of matzevot
Magnified view of
matzevot fragments
Remuh Synagogue was named after Rabbi
Moshe Isserles who lived in the sixteenth century (Hebrew
acronym: REMA).
It was built in the Kazimierz section of the
city, where is where the Jews went when they were expelled
from Krakow at the end of the fifteenth century.
Remuh Cemetery Grounds
Remuh Cemetery grounds
Entrance arch to
Remuh Cemetery
Formerly known as
Synagoga Poppera.
Built in 1620
by a
wealthy businessman with
the surname Poppera
Synagoga Poppera in
the background
Possibly side of
synagogue
Synagoga Tempel.
Built in 1862 by
association of
'advanced' Jews
Synagoga Isaaka.
Founded by Kazimierza Izaak
Jakubowicz, the leader of
Cracow's Jewish Community
in the 1640s