Before the World War II Kazimierz was called The Small Jerusalem. Nowadays you can admire synagogues (specially the Old Synagogue, which is the oldest Jewish temple in Poland) and Jewish cemeteries as a symbol of more then 600 years of history of this nation here.

The Old Synagogue
It is the oldest synagogue in Poland. It was found in 1407 (or 1492) as a first synagogue in Kazimierz district. Nowadays the synagogue’s look is an effect of lot of modernizations. It is a rectangular building accommodated to the Historical Museum needs.
You can see two exhibitions there. One is a presentation of Jewish liturgical objects, paintings and photos of Jewish customs and tradition. The second one is the documents of Jewish martyrdom during the World War II.

The Remuh Synagogue
This synagogue is the most famous synagogue from all Cracow’s ones. It was found in 1553 by Moses Isserles. As all of synagogues it was also devastated during the World War II, but in 1957 it was renovated for the money of Joint Distribution Commitee and Cracow city.
Nowadays it is the only active synagogue.
Next to the Remuh Synagogue there is a cementary, one of the oldest Jewish cementary in Europe.

The High and Kupa's Synagogues
The High Synagogue was found as the 3rd one (after The Old and The Remuh). It was build between 1556 and 1563 on the border of Kazimierz district. It was model on The great Synagogue in Prague. The Kupa’s Synagogue was found in 1643 from Kazimierz’s goldsmiths collections. From its beginning it was connected with an hospital for poor people that’s why The Kupa’s Synagogue was is also called: The Hospital or The Poor Synagogue.
During the World War II this synagogue was extremely devastated. After the war, from 1945, it was used as a prayer hall. Later it was used as a Jewish bread factory and a ritual slaughterhouse. In 2000/2001 the synagogue was renovated.

The Tempel Synagogue
The synagogue was found in 1860-62 and belongs to reformist Jews with Abraham Gumplowicz as a leader.
During the World War II Nazis located a warehouse and a stable there. After the war prayers have started in the synagogue.

The Poper's Synagogue
The synagogue was build as a foundation of a very rich merchant Wolgang Popper. He was one of the richest Jews in Cracow. He found the synagogue in 1620 as a house of prayer. It was very well-equipped. However the maintenance of it was too difficult for his heirs, so the synagogue became Jewish commune’s property. Popularly it’s called The Small Synagogue.

The Izaak's Synagogue
The synagogue was found in 1638-44 by one the richest Jewish in Cracow – Izaak Jakubowicz. He got the permission to build this synagogue from the king Wladyslaw IV. Unfortunately, it was twice devastated: by Swedish soldiers in XVIII century and during the World War II by Nazis. 5^th December 1939 Germans asked Jew - Maksymillian Redlich to burn Tora. When he refused they shouted him.