By the end of the 1930s, the Jewish community of Krakow constituted about 25% of the city’s population. Just like everyone else, Jewish Cracovians had their hopes, dreams, ideas and plans for the future. All of those dreams were crushed by the war and the occupation. The streets of the former Krakow ghetto bear witness to the desperate struggle of survival and the destruction of this city's Jewish community.

Join Olga on this virtual tour to discover the most devastating period of Krakow’s Jewish history. You’ll stroll around the former Jewish Ghetto area and explore the events that resulted in liquidation of what was once a large and vibrant Jewish population. You’ll see the places depicted in Steven Spielberg’s award-winning movie “Schindler’s List”.

THIS IS PART 2 OF A 2 PART SERIES ABOUT THE CITY OF KRAKOW. YOU CAN CERTAINLY WATCH PART 2 WITHOUT HAVING SEEN PART 1. EACH TALK STANDS ON ITS OWN.

Our guide on this adventure, Olga Bokhonovskaya, earned her MBA in the US and was formerly employed in the field of marketing, but switched to the tourism industry in 2011 and founded Odessa Walks touring company back in her home country to supply international travelers with an authentic Odessa experience. Her areas of expertise include cultural, historic, and Jewish heritage tours. Before the war in the Ukraine, she had 3 guides working for her company. Because of the pandemic, she created live-stream virtual programs starting in 2020 that share her hometown’s beauty and rich history to people from around the world, who might not otherwise have had that opportunity, and has now branched out to "tour" other areas in Europe thanks to Zoom.

A basic ticket is $10 or you can get a donation ticket that supports the LESJC for either $18 or $25.