POLIN Museum — Warsaw
A major museum interpreting a thousand years of Jewish life in Poland, located near the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes.
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Jewish sites & heritage
Nożyk Synagogue — Warsaw
Historic synagogue that survived World War II and remains an important place of Jewish worship.
Learn more ↗Warsaw Ghetto memorials
Visit the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, Umschlagplatz memorial, remnants of the ghetto wall and sites linked to the 1943 uprising.
Learn more ↗Kazimierz Jewish Quarter — Kraków
Historic Jewish district with synagogues, cemeteries, Jewish cultural sites and contemporary community life.
Learn more ↗Old Synagogue & Remuh Synagogue — Kraków
Important surviving Jewish religious landmarks in Kazimierz, alongside the historic Remuh Cemetery.
Learn more ↗Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory — Kraków
Museum interpreting the experience of Kraków under Nazi occupation.
Learn more ↗Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum — Oświęcim
Former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp; plan a respectful visit through the official memorial site.
Learn more ↗Jewish heritage — Łódź
Explore the Jewish Cemetery, prewar industrial-era Jewish history, Radegast Station and other memorial sites.
Learn more ↗Jewish heritage — Lublin
Former center of Jewish learning, with sites connected to the historic Jewish quarter and Majdanek memorial.
Learn more ↗Jewish heritage — Wrocław
The White Stork Synagogue and Four Denominations District reflect Jewish life past and present.
Learn more ↗Jewish heritage — Tykocin
A historic synagogue and preserved townscape illuminate Jewish life in northeastern Poland.
Learn more ↗Jewish heritage — Leżajsk
Historic Hasidic pilgrimage destination associated with Rabbi Elimelech of Leżajsk; confirm access arrangements.
Learn more ↗The Łódź Ghetto (Litzmannstadt Ghetto)
Before the Holocaust, Łódź was one of Europe’s great centers of Jewish life. The Nazi German occupation transformed large parts of the city into a sealed ghetto where residents faced starvation, forced labor and deportation. This section explains its history and identifies important sites of remembrance.
1940: Establishment
Nazi German authorities established the Łódź Ghetto in the Old Town and Bałuty areas in 1940. The occupied city was renamed Litzmannstadt.
Forced labor and deprivation
Residents endured overcrowding, starvation, disease and forced labor. The ghetto became one of the longest-lasting in occupied Poland.
Deportations and liquidation
From 1942, deportations went to Chełmno; during the 1944 liquidation, transports also went to Auschwitz-Birkenau. More than 200,000 Jews passed through the ghetto; only a small minority survived.
Radegast Station memorial
Former deportation station and museum with a model of the ghetto, preserved transport lists and the Tunnel of the Deported.
Jewish Cemetery and Ghetto Field
The cemetery at Bracka 40 includes burial grounds for people who died in the ghetto.
Survivors’ Park and Marek Edelman Dialogue Center
Memorial and educational spaces preserving the history of Łódź Jews and survivors.
Łódź official historical overview ↗ · Radegast Station museum ↗ · Jewish Cemetery ↗
Additional Holocaust research resources
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum — Individual record — Personal record in the USHMM Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database.
Yad Vashem — The Łódź Ghetto — Historical overview of the Łódź Ghetto from Yad Vashem.
Tours & suggested heritage routes
POLIN guided tours and Warsaw city walks
The museum offers exhibition tours and Jewish-history city walks; consult official schedules and booking details.
Learn more ↗Kraków Kazimierz heritage walk
Explore synagogues, Jewish cemeteries and the old quarter; Chabad provides practical visitor and tour resources.
Learn more ↗Auschwitz-Birkenau official guided visit
Book a museum-led guided visit through the official memorial website.
Learn more ↗Łódź Ghetto remembrance route
A historical route through Radegast Station, the Jewish Cemetery, Survivors’ Park and the former ghetto district.
Learn more ↗Lublin Jewish heritage exploration
Research the city’s Jewish history and Holocaust sites through the Grodzka Gate–NN Theatre Centre.
Learn more ↗Kraków Jewish heritage drivers
Chabad Kraków maintains a list of independent drivers; contact operators directly for availability and suitability.
Learn more ↗Kosher dining & Shabbat food
Kosher Delight — Warsaw
Kosher restaurant and catering at Grzybowska 2. Confirm menu, certification and current service directly.
Learn more ↗BeKeF — Warsaw
Kosher restaurant near Sienna 53 / Aleja Jana Pawła II 11, listed by the Warsaw Jewish Community.
Learn more ↗Balabusta Canteen — Warsaw
Jewish community canteen at Twarda 6; check current availability and kosher supervision.
Learn more ↗Kosher shop — Warsaw
Kosher grocery resource at Twarda 6, listed by the Warsaw Jewish Community.
Learn more ↗Chabad kosher meals — Warsaw
Kosher catering and Shabbat meal registration through Chabad Warsaw, Słomińskiego 19.
Learn more ↗Kosher Delight — Kraków
Kosher restaurant/catering at Józefa 25, with additional location listed on its website.
Learn more ↗Falafel Shelanu — Kraków
Kosher restaurant at Berka Joselewicza 9, listed by Chabad Kraków.
Learn more ↗Ohel Avraham — Kraków
Kosher meals at Szeroka 39; Chabad advises arranging orders in advance.
Learn more ↗Chabad kosher store — Kraków
Kosher grocery by appointment at Św. Sebastiana 23.
Learn more ↗Kosher meals — Łódź
Kosher Delight lists advance-order meals for groups at Limanowskiego 126; not a walk-in restaurant.
Learn more ↗Chabad houses & Jewish communities
Chabad Warsaw
Visitor center, prayers, kosher food and Shabbat meal arrangements at Zygmunta Słomińskiego 19.
Learn more ↗Chabad Kraków
Synagogue services, kosher store, Jewish visitor information and holiday resources; Św. Sebastiana 23.
Learn more ↗Chabad Poland — official organization
Polish Chabad information, catering contacts and resources.
Learn more ↗Warsaw Jewish Religious Community
Nożyk Synagogue, Jewish community services and current kosher certification listings.
Learn more ↗Chabad center finder — Poland
Use Chabad’s country directory to locate other local centers; confirm current services directly.
Learn more ↗Kosher status and opening hours can change. A restaurant serving “Jewish-style” food is not necessarily kosher. Book Shabbat meals ahead of time.