Published : 2014-12-31

The Eagle Pharmacy in Krakow’s Podgórze – New Exhibit in the Light of the Changes of the Jewish Heritage

Katarzyna Suszkiewicz



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The article is an analysis of the new exhibit in the Eagle Pharmacy – branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków. The Pharmacy is situated in Podgórze, district were was located Jewish getto during 2nd World War. The owner of the Pharmacy – Tadeusz Pankiewicz, was the only Pole who was allowed to live in ghetto while the Holocaust. He was the witness of the events and also he tried to help the people who were forced to live in the ghetto. The Pharmacy was a place of the meetings, where the inhabitants of the ghetto could forget about the everyday sorrows and trauma of the Holocaust. The article is divided into three parts. The first one is a short history of the district. The second refers to the other sites of Jewish heritage which were renovated in Podgórze lately such as: Ghetto Heroes’ Square, former Schindler’s Factory and camp Płaszów. The third part is analysis of the new exhibit in the rooms of the Pharmacy.

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Ghetto Heroes Square, Schindler's Factory, KL Płaszów, Kraków, Historical Museum, World War II, Ghetto, Holocaust, Apteka pod Orłem, Tadeusz Pankiewicz



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Suszkiewicz , K. (2014). The Eagle Pharmacy in Krakow’s Podgórze – New Exhibit in the Light of the Changes of the Jewish Heritage. Jewish Studies. Almanac, 4(4), 123–144. https://doi.org/10.56583/sz.551

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