place · L0269
Krakow קרקוב
Royal capital of Poland whose Kazimierz quarter became a capital of Ashkenazi Torah: the Rema taught and is buried there, and his synagogue still stands beside his grave — the eastward continuation of the Ashkenaz column as the center moved from the Rhineland to Poland.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- קרקוב
- Also known as
- Cracow, Kroke
III. Where
- Modern location
- Kraków, Poland
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moshe Isserles (the Rema) was rav of Kraków, where the Remah Synagogue — established in 1553 by his father and bearing his name — and his adjacent grave in the old Jewish cemetery survive. | tradition external | ★★★★★ |
Referenced by: The Rema