History of the Jews in Kraków

Groups

Orthodox
Polish-Ashkenazim Musar movement Hasidim Aleksander Biala Bluzhev Bobov Ger Izhbitza-Radzin Kotzk Lelov Peshischa Radomsk Sanz Sochatchov Vurka
Zionist
Betar Brit HaHayal Poale Zion Komverband HeHalutz Lovers of Zion Tarbut Zionist Socialist Workers Party
Other
Bundism Haskalah Jewish Autonomism Folkspartei Reform Judaism

Organizations

Yeshivas
Central Committee of Polish Jews Council of Four Lands Jewish Community Centre of Kraków Judaica Foundation Union of Jewish Religious Communities Vaad Rosh Hashochtim
Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva Lomza Yeshiva Novardok Yeshiva

Ghettos
Będzin Białystok Brzesko Częstochowa Frysztak Gorlice Kielce Kraków Łomża Mińsk Nowy Sącz Olkusz Opatów Piotrków Radom Siedlce Sosnowiec Stanisławów Tarnów Warsaw
Concentration camps
Auschwitz Monowitz Gross-Rosen Mittelsteine Kraków-Płaszów Lipowa 7 Poniatowa Potulice Soldau Stutthof Szebnie Trawniki Warsaw
Death camps and mass murder sites
Auschwitz-Birkenau Chełmno Majdanek Belzec Sobibor Treblinka Valley of Death
Massacres
Częstochowa Easter Pogrom Jedwabne Kielce Cemetery Tykocin Dynów Operation Harvest Festival Radziłów Szczuczyn Wąsosz
Resistance
Białystok Ghetto uprising Anti-Fascist Military Organisation Częstochowa Ghetto uprising Resistance movements in Auschwitz Auschwitz Combat Group Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Jewish Combat Organization Jewish Military Union Oyneg Shabbos Rescue of Jews by Poles Righteous Among the Nations

The history of Jews in Kraków dates back to the 13th century, marking the beginning of a long and complex presence in the city. By 1312, Jews were not only residing in designated quarters but had also begun acquiring land and property, laying the foundation for a thriving community.