Dachau

Originally, Dachau was an artist community and when it became a concentration camp, it primarily held people who were in opposition to the Nazis. 

When the camp was liberated, 60,000 people were freed but many died later. It was the former prisoners who fought to make Dachau a memorial site. 

Munich

In the 1300s, the "Old Town Hall" in Munich was built. In 1874, the government was moved to the "New Town Hall." While the Old Town Hall looks newer, it is actually 400 years older. 

In 1938, Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Minister of Propaganda, gave a speech in the Old Town Hall which called the party members to action and resulted in Kristallnacht.

(Old Town Hall)

(New Town Hall)

Nuremberg

Hitler was very involved in the designing of the Nazi parade grounds, he was the self-proclaimed "Supreme Master Builder." On the topic of the buildings in Nuremberg, Hitler had this to say: 

"These buildings are not intended for 1940 or even 2000 but should reach out like the cathedrals of our past into the centuries of our future."

Today, only part of the grounds are as they were. The rest have been replaced by an athletic stadium and soccer practice fields. There isn't a single swastika to be seen. 

Terezín: Nazi propaganda

Anton Burger was the camp commander of Terezín and was charged, by Adolfo Eichmann, with making Terezin "a treasure house good enough to pass inspection by the media and the Red Cross." Fake shaving rooms and fake money were placed in the camp for the ruse and a film was produced to show how perfect life was for the Jews of Terezín. 3,000 people were killed in the camp. 

Jewish Burial Practices

In 1493, the first Jew was buried in the Jewish cemetery in the town center of Prague. The cemetery could not expand so over the years, people were buried in layers. In 1787, the cemetery closed. There are about 7-10 layers of graves. 

(Cannot take pictures of cemetery. This is beside the entrance)

Krakow Ghetto

In 1939, the Nazis invaded Krakow. A Jewish ghetto was established where it held 15,000 Jews in an area that had originally held 3,000 people. In 1942, the ghetto was liquidated, meaning it's inhabitants were removed. Most were sent to the death camp Belzec. Today, there are at least 150 Jews in Krakow. The Jewish population prior to the war had been here since the 1200s. 

(Pictured: memorial to the Jews in the ghetto. Each chair represents 1,000 victims.)

Krakow

A long long time ago, a dragon lived under the hill in Krakow. He was a danger to the people until a brave shoemaker came to the city. He was able to defeat the dragon and he became the ruler of the city. His name was Krak.