GUIDE TO THE FORMER WARSAW GHETTO

Discover the history and memory of the former Warsaw Ghetto with Masza Makarova's guide. This publication is not just a collection of facts, but above all a journey into the past, allowing you to understand and commemorate the tragic events that took place in the heart of Warsaw. This guide is an invitation to reflect on history and its impact on the present.

• 60 most important places in the former ghetto
• Preserved fragments of walls of the closed district
• Remnants that can still be found in this part of Warsaw
• Memorial sites and commemorations from various periods
• Specially prepared maps with marked sightseeing routes
• Archival photos from the collections of the Warsaw Ghetto Museum
• Photos of modern Warsaw

The guide to the former Warsaw Ghetto is a unique publication that contains information about the 60 most important places in the former ghetto. Here you will find preserved fragments of the walls of the closed district, remnants that can still be found in this part of Warsaw, as well as memorial sites and commemorations from various periods. The author of the guide, Masza Makarova, asks important questions about how to guide through a place that no longer exists, and whether we are able to see, even for a moment, with the eyes of the imagination, this Warsaw that does not exist or is hidden under a layer of rubble on which new life has arisen.

The guide proposes sightseeing routes that have been marked on specially prepared maps. The stories about individual objects are accompanied by archival photos, including from the collections of the Warsaw Ghetto Museum, as well as photos of modern Warsaw. The publication also includes a list of all the remnants in the area of the former ghetto. This is a comprehensive source of knowledge that allows for a deep understanding of the history of this place.

The Warsaw Ghetto Museum, the publisher of this guide, is an institution that cares for the preservation of the memory of the history of the Warsaw Ghetto. The museum's activities include collecting, developing and making available collections related to the history of the ghetto, as well as conducting scientific and educational research. The guide to the former Warsaw Ghetto is one of many projects that aim to bring the history of the ghetto closer to a wide audience.

This guide is not only a collection of information, but above all an invitation to reflect on history and its impact on the present. It is a must-read for all those who want to understand and commemorate the tragic events that took place in the heart of Warsaw. Thanks to it, we can move back in time for a moment and see the Warsaw that no longer exists, but which still lives in our memory.