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The Eagle Pharmacy in Kraków is a branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków and is located on Ghetto Heroes Square in the Podgórze district. Originally founded in 1910 as a private pharmacy, it became a central place of resistance and aid in the Kraków Ghetto during World War II. The owner, Tadeusz Pankiewicz, was the only non-Jew allowed to stay and work there. The pharmacy served as a meeting point for artists, doctors, and residents, offered protection from deportations, and supplied vital medicines as well as food. Pankiewicz and his staff also acted as intermediaries between the ghetto and the outside world. After the war, the building was first nationalized and later transformed into a memorial site. The permanent exhibition, which was expanded in 2003 thanks to a donation from the director Roman Polanski, now commemorates the courageous assistance given and the tragic history of the Jewish community during this period.