80th anniversary od Kraków Pogrom

Exactly 80 years ago, on August 11, 1945, during a Sabbath service, a mob stormed the Kupa Synagogue in Kraków’s Kazimierz district, assaulting worshippers, destroying and later setting the building on fire. Violence quickly spread to nearby streets, where Jewish passersby, homes, and shops were attacked and looted. The immediate trigger was a false antisemitic […]