We invite you to take part in a walk through the northern part of the former Warsaw Ghetto, the largest ghetto in occupied Europe during World War II, which will take place on Sunday, June 18.
In the so-called Great Ghetto, almost no old buildings or preserved fragments of the ghetto walls remain. After the war, a new housing estate was built on the ruins of the former northern district, once bustling with life. Monuments from different periods will tell the stories of life, struggle, and extermination in the Warsaw Ghetto and its inhabitants. It will also be an opportunity to discuss how Warsaw's memory of the ghetto has changed.
where: the meeting point is the ghetto border monument at the entrance to the Krasiński Garden (Muranów tram stop)
When: June 18 (Sunday), 12:00 noon
During the walk, we will also see the archaeological excavation site at the intersection of today's Miła and Dubois Streets. Research at this site was conducted by researchers from the Warsaw Ghetto Museum in the summer of 2022.
What else will we hear during our walk around the so-called large ghetto:
- which way German troops entered the ghetto on the morning of April 19, 1943, and in which places they were surprised by the insurgents;
- where Nalewki Street was located and why not where it is now, and where Gęsia Street went;
- what events took place in the bunker at 18 Miła Street in May 1943;
- why there are two monuments dedicated to the fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto and why it is worth paying attention to the back side of the commemorations;
- how the most tragic events in the life of Jewish Warsaw unfolded in the summer of 1942, when hundreds of thousands of Warsaw Jews were deported to the Treblinka extermination camp;
- in which building a doctor from the Bersohn and Bauman Hospital, together with other doctors, decided to poison young patients to save them from deportation;
- where there is a historic fence, pre-war wells and traction poles – silent witnesses to the history of the Warsaw Ghetto.
The walk will be led by Masha Makarova from the Education Department of the Municipal Museum of Warsaw. She is a city guide, historian, and journalist. She runs the blog "Warszawa na pamięci" (@warsaw.to.remember) on Instagram.
The walk will last 2,5 hours. Participation is free.
