Ruins of Jewish Funeral Parlor (Kraków)

Poland / Malopolskie / Krakow / Kraków / ul. Abrahama
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Overcrowding at the old Jewish cemetery led circa 1932 to creation of this new cemetery of several acres and mausoleums and a Modern-style funeral parlor designed by Adolf Siodmak.

During the Nazi occupation in World War II, nearly all tombstones were stolen for use as road-pavement. The funeral parlor was gutted and used as a stable and pigsty.

After the war, the abandoned remnants continued to deteriorate.

Recently, the site which now belongs to the Jewish Community in Krakow was cleaned up. A memorial stone was erected.


Memorial stone photo credit : Zetpe0202
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Coordinates:   50°2'0"N   19°57'56"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago