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Sun-Thurs: 08:30-17:00
Fridays and holiday eves: 08:30-14:00
Saturday and Jewish holidays – Closed

Yad Vashem is open to the general public, free of charge. All visits to Yad Vashem must be reserved in advance.

Sewing machine  used by Adolf Goldstein in the factory of Righteous Among the Nations Julius Madritsch in Krakow, Poland

After the occupation of Poland, Julius Madritsch took over the management of two textile factories in the vicinity of the Krakow ghetto that had been confiscated from their original owner by the Germans. During the war some 2,000 Jewish workers were employed in these factories. Madritsch used his position to help the Jewish laborers there. Together with factory manager Raimund Titsch, he did what he could to employ as many Jews as he could, including those who were not skilled workers, working in cooperation with the Judenrat in the Krakow ghetto.  Madritsch and Titsch also worked to ensure better conditions for their employees.  According to survivors' testimonies, labor in the factory was hard, and they had to work long hours, required to meet pre-set quotas, but those who overreached their quotas were rewarded with extra bread rations.  The factory managers even organized a kosher kitchen for the Jewish forced laborers in the factory. Later on, Madritsch opened more factories outside the Bochnia and Tarnow ghettos, and there too, the Jews enjoyed better conditions.

Sewing machine used by  Adolf Goldstein in the factory of Righteous Among the Nations Julius Madritsch in Krakow, Poland
Sewing machine used by Adolf Goldstein in the factory of Righteous Among the Nations Julius Madritsch in Krakow, Poland

Sewing machine used by  Adolf Goldstein in the factory of Righteous Among the Nations Julius Madritsch in Krakow, Poland
Tailor's ruler used by Adolf Goldstein in the factory of Righteous Among the Nations Julius Madritsch in Krakow, Poland
Tailor's ruler used by Adolf Goldstein in the factory of Righteous Among the Nations Julius Madritsch in Krakow, Poland

Tailor's ruler used by Adolf Goldstein in the factory of Righteous Among the Nations Julius Madritsch in Krakow, Poland
Julius Madritsch
Julius Madritsch

Julius Madritsch
Adolf Goldstein
Adolf Goldstein

Adolf Goldstein
Adolf Goldstein's registration document
Adolf Goldstein's registration document

Adolf Goldstein's registration document
Certificate of Sarah Finder, a worker in Madritsch's factory
Certificate of Sarah Finder, a worker in Madritsch's factory

Certificate of Sarah Finder, a worker in Madritsch's factory
Forced laborers in Madritsch's factory
Forced laborers in Madritsch's factory

Forced laborers in Madritsch's factory