Kraków pogrom
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The Kraków pogrom was the first anti-Jewish riot in post World War II Poland, that took place on 11 August 1945 in the city of Kraków, Poland. The incident was part of anti-Jewish violence in Poland t
Kupa Synagogue in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, 2014
Kazimierz
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Kazimierz is a former, from 1366 a independent town in 1800 incorporated into Kraków, Poland. Until 1954 the VIII quarter of the city, it is now part of the District I Old Town.
Kraków pogrom
…Jews had killed up to 80 children over the course of weeks. These allegations led to attacks on Jews, as well as some Poles mistaken for Jews, in the Kazimierz quarter, and other parts of the Old Town, and the burning of the Kupa Synagogue. At least one person was killed and an unknown number were injured…
Wolnica Square, NE part of the former main market square of the city of Kazimierz and old city hall.
Former coat of arms of the city of Kazimierz
City hall
Józef Dietl Street northern part The former riverbed of the Old Vistula. Kazimierz on the left.