History of Polish Jews...

The Nozyk Synagogue, originally built in 1902, was located in the small ghetto and was used as a stable by the Nazis. Although it survived the war, it was later demolished and rebuilt. Unfortunately, it was closed when we went past.

This memorial tree stands in front of the remnants of Pawaik Prison, built in 1835. After serving as a Gestapo prison during WWII, it was destroyed by the Germans in 1944.

The walking tour ended at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, which opened in 2013. After having a picnic lunch in the park, Jimmy and I went to this impressive museum.

I especially enjoyed seeing the reconstructed interior of a wooden Polish synagogue from 1650. It was damaged during WWI, rebuilt, and then destroyed by the Nazis.

The entrance hall was quite impressive, resembling a gorge. According to its website, it symbolizes a gap in the 1,000-year history of Polish Jews.

Outside the museum was the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, built in 1948 to commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 partially using materials brought by Nazis into Warsaw.

We also went past the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, which was erected after WWI as part of Saxon Palace which was destroyed during WWII.