Krakow Part 7 … Shindler’s Factory

After the Salt Mine Ilona used her impressive knowledge of the Krakow public transportation system to get us near Shindler’s Factory.  If we didn’t have her I don’t think I would have found it.  We walked down little streets and through a tunnel to get there.  

This museum was set up to take you through Krakow during the time of WWII and the Nazi takeover.  It is like you are moving in time from 1939 to 1945 and it is located in Oskar Shinddler’s former enamel factory.  So his desk and several of his lists were actually there on display.  

Lots of pictures were shown in this contraption.  It was cool because it rotated so you just needed to sit in one spot and watch.  Then you could look above for a bit of information about the pictures.    

Lots of things too look at and read were everywhere in the museum.  One of the most powerful parts of the experience was this hallway.  This is how they symbolized the Nazi takeover of Krakow and to continue you needed to weave through the Nazi flags.  It was uncomfortable to say the least and Kayla and I didn’t even realize that would be how to get to the next room until there was no other way and Ilona told us it probably was. 

There were also lots of letters written by children at the time explaining what was happening from their point of view.  It was amazing to read how much kids knew about what was happening.