Virtual Journey Through Poland with Yad Vashem Day 1: Exploration of Prewar Jewish Life & the Krakow Ghetto

To understand what was lost in the Holocaust, we need to know what existed before. Who were the Jews of Europe before WWII? We will explore the prewar lives of six teenagers from different countries, expressed in their own words through diary entries and other primary and secondary source material. This glimpse into their worlds will allow us to deepen our understanding of the diversity of prewar Jewish life. This session will be followed by a virtual guided tour of the area of the Krakow Ghetto, by the Galicia Jewish Museum.

Detailed Agenda:
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Prewar Jewish life lecture, by Sheryl Ochayon, Project Director at Yad Vashem
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM BREAK
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM Virtual guided tour of the area of the Krakow Ghetto, by the Galicia Jewish Museum PODGÓRZE - FORMER GHETTO

History of Kraków’s ghetto told in places where it actually happened. The tour will cover the history of the most important institutions in the ghetto and places where the most terrible atrocities took place. During the tour we will see and hear stories of:
-Institutions: Judenrat, hospitals, orphanages, kindergarten and Jewish Social Self-Help Organizations
-Fragment of the ghetto wall
-Former Umschlagplatz and Pharmacy Under the Eagle

Jun 27, 2022 09:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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