Pankiewicz Pharmacy and Schlinder Factory in Kraków

According to the website Introducing Krakow “when the Germans established Podgórze, the largest ghetto in Kraków, they advised the Poles to leave the district. Tadeusz Pankiewicz, a Polish pharmacist, owner of “Under the Eagle” pharmacy declined the offer to run another pharmacy on the non-Jewish side. “Under the Eagle” was the only pharmacy that remained open in the Ghetto. It became a strategic location for the imprisoned Jews that would be frequently given free medication by Pankiewicz and a safe meeting point for the Jewish leaders. The pharmacist saved numerous lives by providing the older generations with hair dye to disguise their identities and sedatives to the children to help them hide. The pharmacy survived the war and closed in 1967. Years later, it was transformed into a very poignant museum. The pharmacy was restored as it was during the war and houses a permanent exhibit that reflects the decimation of the Jewish people and how countless Jews were rescued by Pankiewicz.” According its official website "the Schindler's Factory, a former metal item factory in Kraków was the famous site of Oskar Schindler’s remarkable movement to save Jews from the atrocities inflicted by the Nazis during World War II. Under the cover of his enamel factory, he hired over 1000 Jewish workers and saved them from a grisly fate in the concentration camps. The site is now a historical museum that hosts exhibitions giving you a peek at life during the war. During the Holocaust, Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist and member of the Nazi Party, saved the lives of 1,200 Jews by employing them in his enamelware and ammunition enterprises that came to be known as Schindler's Factory in occupied Poland and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Initially driven by profit, Schindler eventually learned to see through Nazi ideology and recognized the misery of the Jews. “Schindler's Ark”, a 1982 novel, and “Schindler's List”, a 1993 film adaptation, were both instrumental in venerating him in popular culture. Schindler's Factory is one of the most visited attractions in Krakow. Schindler's Factory and its owner have etched their names in history as over 1,000 Jewish people were employed here during the Nazi occupation of Krakow, which ultimately ended up saving their lives. Originally a factory for producing metal items and enamelware, this factory became the site that indirectly saved the lives of over 1,000 Jews." More information: https://muzeumkrakowa.pl/en/branches/eaglepharmacy https://muzeumkrakowa.pl/en/branches/oskar-schindlers-enamel-factory https://www.schindlers-factory-tickets.com/schindlers-factory/ These photos were taken in March 2023.