| Video: Warsaw walks in the footsteps of the ghetto

Bersohn and Bauman Hospital

You have to do what you have to do, and you are here to help, wrote Adina Blady-Szwajger in her memoirs,

Courts in Leszno

The courts on Leszno Street were a border and at the same time a link between two worlds – says Hanna Dzielińska (Hanka Warszawianka),

Cool Street

In 1940, Chłodna Street found itself within the ghetto. (...) the cobblestones and tram tracks themselves were already outside the district.

Ghetto wall

Today it is difficult to imagine what the closed, isolated part of the capital looked like, but the borders of the ghetto can be found in the space

Jewish Cemetery on Okopowa Street

Over 200 people are buried here, but the memory in the local stones is a testimony to the life of a much larger community – this is what the Jewish Cemetery says

Waliców Street

In this modern district, it's hard to find the industrial atmosphere of former breweries or brickyards. However, there are relics that remind us of history.

Femina Cinematheater

Art in the ghetto allowed people to forget about everyday humiliations and was an important part of life, says Hanna Dzielińska (Hanka

Nalewki Street

Pre-war Nalewki – it was the gateway to the vibrant northern district – says Hanna Dzielińska (Hanka Warszawianka),

The Great Synagogue on Tłomackie Street

There is no trace of Warsaw's largest synagogue in Bankowy Square. It was a symbol of Reform Judaism in the capital and one of the most magnificent Polish synagogues.

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