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Torah went forth from Kraków to the entire world{{Clarification needed}}, so much so that it was called "the Jerusalem of Poland"{{Source needed}}. | Torah went forth from Kraków to the entire world{{Clarification needed}}, so much so that it was called "the Jerusalem of Poland"{{Source needed}}. | ||
Great rabbis lived in Kraków, among them: [[ | Great rabbis lived in Kraków, among them: [[Maharsha]], [[Moses Isserles|Rema]], Rabbi Yaakov Pollak, Rabbi Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, and others... | ||
Before the [[Holocaust]], about 56,000 Jews lived in Kraków, most of whom were sent to the [[Auschwitz]] and [[Płaszów]] extermination camps. | Before the [[Holocaust]], about 56,000 Jews lived in Kraków, most of whom were sent to the [[Auschwitz]] and [[Płaszów]] extermination camps. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://chabad. | *'''[https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/6661708/jewish/13-Facts-You-Should-Know-About-Jewish-Krakow.htm 13 Facts You Should Know About Jewish Kraków] {{chabad.org}} | ||
*[www.chabadkrakow.org The website of the Chabad House in Kraków] | *[www.chabadkrakow.org The website of the Chabad House in Kraków] | ||
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{{Cities in Poland}} | {{Cities in Poland}} | ||
[[Category:Poland]] | [[Category:Poland]] | ||
[[he:קרקוב]] | [[he:קרקוב]] | ||