The Memory Footbridge — Attraction in Warsaw

Iconic monument and a must-see for anyone keen on digging into Jewish history of Warsaw. A perfect commemoration of the wooden footbridge connecting two parts of Warsaw ghetto (or two ghettos - „smaller” and „greater” ghetto) during the occupation of Warsaw by German forces in the time of 2nd World War. The footbridge was built in January of 1942 and ceased to exist seven months later in August when Nazis administered it be dismantled as no longer necessary due to the liquidation of the ghetto. Among many other works of film, art and literature depicted in an Oscar winning film Pianist by...

It's a memorial of a bridge during the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto time. If you visit the Polin Museum or go for a Jewish ghetto walking tour, then you'd know the story. At the ghetto time there was north and south parts of ghetto, connected by a bridge. The Jews weren't allowed to cross the street under the bridge, where the Poles were freely moving about their lives. From the bridge the Jews could look how life was so different down there compared to theirs. This memorial is located in public space, so it's accessible anytime. It also doesn't take much cause there's not much to see...

This is memorial site of wooden bridge which stood in this place in Warsaw Ghetto. It existed for only short time (January 1942 to August 1942) and connected northern and souther parts of Ghetto. The main reason for building the bridge was a Chłodna street, which was important communication road between other parts of ocupied Warsaw. As the Jews marching through it could see a part of Warsaw that was not Ghetto, unavailable for them, the bridge was also called the...