During the #Holocaust, #Nazis revived the mediaeval practice of ghettos & made them much more inhumane. The #KrakówGhetto had 15,000 crammed into a space where 3,000 had lived. #ThisDayInHistory in 1943 they began a two-day liquidation, with most going to the #Bełżec #DeathCamp.
The hidden doorway of Ulica Rękawka: a quiet witness to Kraków’s wartime past

The tiny door in the Ghetto area of Podgórze in Krakow where Roman Polanski and his family were confined.

What is the haunting Nazi Holocaust history, with a Roman Polanski link, behind this tiny door in Podgorze, Kraków? Read on for more. 👇👇#podgorze #KrakowGhetto #ww2history #krakowguide #krakowpoland #holocaust #romanpolański #krakow #cracow #cracowsights

https://krakow-bestguide.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-hidden-doorway-of-ulica-rekawka.html

The hidden doorway of Ulica Rękawka: a quiet witness to Kraków’s wartime past

The tiny door in the Ghetto area of Podgórze in Krakow where Roman Polanski and his family were confined.

Don't let the windows to be closed again!

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