Krakow Ghetto

Today the square commemorates Jews in a significant and symbolical way – with statues of empty seats. The Krakow Ghetto was one of five major Jewish ghettos created by Nazi Germany during the German occupation of Poland in World War II. It was established to exploit, terror, and persecute the local Polish Jews. The Nazis also used the Ghetto to stage those who were ‘unable to work’, who would later be deemed unworthy of life.