Old Synagogue (Stara Synagoga) Krakow

Ul. Szeroka 24, Krakow , Southern Poland, Poland - Phone: 48 12 422 09 62
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  • 1

    Krakow

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    ... we had only one night left in the area, we decided that it would be wise to visit it first. We went to the Old Synagogue Museum, which had some really interesting exhibits on the Jewish religion. It answered some questions that we had for some time ...

  • 2

    Krakow, Poland

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    ... tourists. for the benefit of the ralph family think of canterbury at its touristy worst and multiply it by 10. visited an old synagogue and went to the ethnographic museum with it recreations of polish country life, housing, farming, fishing, folk art - ...

  • 3

    Krakow

    ... now except for some mass burial sites with memorials to victims and is now used as a park by some locals.  The Old Synagogue had a great little museum on Jewish customs and traditions, which was even better since entry was free on monday.  ...

  • 4

    poland

    ... fresh meats, books and clothes to name just a few. The whole area is dotted with synagogues but the most notable is the 'Old Synagogue' which was originally built in the 14th century but during the last world war it sustained a lot of damage but has ...

  • 5

    Krakow, Not Warsaw...(Poland)

    ... this, come on, lets not kidd ourselves! Erm, what did we do? Walked around for ages, saw the sights, sauntered into an old synagogue in the jewish quarter which in effect turned out to be a picture gallery. Alright none the less... Irish group 1, ...

  • 6

    those were the days my friends

    20 photos

    ... moses. He was responsible for creating the yashiva where the Talmud is studied. Also present were the ritualistic baths for purification. Old synagogue was rebuilt almost from scratch but dates back more than 600 years.It now doubles as a museum and has ...

  • 7

    From Warsaw to Krakow

    93 photos

    ... a bus tour to Kazimierz Jewish Town that was established by King Jan 1 Olbracht in 1495. Stara Boznica, or Old Synagogue, is Krakow's oldest and grandest. Built in the 16th century, it was destroyed by fire in 1557. The Nazis turned it ...

  • 8

    Old towns and Jewish Ghettos

    ... which were very plain looking buildings compared to the elegant churches we had been seeing on this trip.  We went into the old synagogue that is now being used as a museum.  The museum was really small but it gave us some good insight into ...

  • 9

    Krakow and Auschwitz

    29 photos

    ... ) unique call in the heart of the Church as enclosed contemplatives". We walked back to the Jewish quarter and walked to an old synagogue in the quarter called the High Synagogue. We got tickets to the exhibition inside and went upstairs to the prayer ...

  • 10

    Feels Like the Stairmaster

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    ... Isaac's synagogue the most architechtually important synagogue of all in Krakow.  We also looked at the museum in the Old Synagogue.  Some of these synagogues have been restored, other’s still remain the same since the destruction of ...