Until 1942 Warsaw had the largest Jewish community in Europe and was an important centre of Jewish political and cultural life. Every third inhabitant of Warsaw was Jewish. The exhibition tries to recall the community which played such an important part in the life of our capital.
The exhibition was prepared together with the Goethe Institute in Warsaw.
13th century – first mention of Jews living in Mazowsze.
1527 – King Zygmunt Stary issues a ban on Jewish settlement in Warsaw.
1819 – The Jewish community in Warsaw numbers14,000 (18 per cent of all inhabitants of the city).
1862 – Jews are allowed to settle in Warsaw.
1887 – The Jewish community in Warsaw numbers 150,000 (34 percent of all inhabitants of the city).
1914 – The Jewish community in Warsaw numbers 337,000 (38 percent of all inhabitants of the city).
1931 – The Jewish community in Warsaw numbers 352,695 (30 percent of all inhabitants of the city).