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Jewish Historical Institute (Zydowski Instytut Historyczny)

Ul. Tlomackie 3/5, Warsaw, Poland
022-827-92-21
Ranked #24 of 112 attractions in Warsaw
4.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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- 3 Apr 2012
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Edmonton, Alberta
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9 reviews 9 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012

The Institute of Jewish History was the first stop on our visit to Warsaw. The facility is compact with a photography exhibit on the first floor dealing mainly with documents about the Ringelblum archives from the Warsaw Ghetto. Upstairs however is a 30 minute film with footage from the Jewish Ghetto. The whole history of the Jewish experience comes alive.... More

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Dana Point, California
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86 helpful votes 86 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 September 2011

I was underwhelmed with this facility. I found the one floor of photos of the Jewish experience in Warsaw very interesting and was pleased that there were English translations for the captions. However, I wished there was more to the exhibition, My biggest disappointment was that I was unable to see the movie that previous reviewers found so extraordinary. I... More

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12 reviews 12 reviews
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2011
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This cultural center is hidden away and hard to get to but very much worth it. It has the most amazing and heartbreaking primary source documentation of the Warsaw Ghetto and the tragic Jewish history in Warsaw. There were only a few people there when we were there. We were invited to see in movie, in English. It was available... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012
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26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 December 2010
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