Kraków, German-occupied Poland: Schindler's factory site

During World War II, Oskar Schindler ran an enamelware factory that employed Jewish forced laborers from the Kraków ghetto. The factory, commonly called "Emalia," was located in the Zabłocie suburb of Kraków. It was near the ghetto and several kilometers from the Plaszow camp. Eventually, a subcamp of Plaszow was established on the grounds of the Emalia factory complex. Jewish forced laborers lived in the subcamp and worked for Emalia and other nearby factories. Thanks to Schindler, conditions at the subcamp were much better than at the Plaszow main camp. Prisoners received additional food and were shielded from random acts of violence.