Kazimierz is the old Jewish Quarter of Krakow. Katie and I took a tour walking around the area and were quite fascinated with the story of the old Jewish Cemetery. The cemetery was used from 1552 to 1800 and was in some disrepair when the Nazis destroyed most of what remained during the Second World War. After the war, it was put back together as much as possible, but some gravestones were beyond repair. To make sure to honor the memory of the people buried there, the tombstones were used to form a wall around the perimeter of the cemetery.
Some of the gravestones on the wall still had faint Hebrew writing on them. I thought it was a beautiful way to rebuild such terrible destruction.
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