Łódź
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Julian Tuwim
Polish poet described as a Lodz Jew.
Freedom Square
The new market was later called Freedom Square.
Manchester
Łódź was called the Polish Manchester.
Old Market
One of three small streets where Jews initially lived.
Balut
A Jewish settlement north of the New Market that developed through land leasing and construction.
Yitzhak Blawat
An energetic Jewish entrepreneur involved in obtaining land for Balut.
Yitzhak Berenzweig
An energetic Jewish entrepreneur involved in obtaining land for Balut.
New Market
A market north of which Balut developed.
Widzewska Street
A street later called Kilinskiego Street.
Pusta Street
The southern boundary of a Lodz quarter, later called Zwirki and Wigura.
Lipowa or Zakontna
A western boundary of the described Lodz quarter.
Magistrat Street
The eastern boundary of the described Lodz quarter.
Poznan
City named as having universities.
Lublin
City named as having a university.
Lodz Court of Appeal
Lodz lacked a court of appeal.
Lodz State Theater
Lodz had no state theater.
Young Men Christian Association
An anti-Jewish organization that built a swimming pool in Lodz.
Kosciuszko Memorial
A memorial located on Wolnosci Square.
Wolnosci Square
Square where the Kosciuszko Memorial stood.
Lodz
Lodz is described as pioneering compulsory education and possessing notable public cultural institutions.
Lodz Philharmonic
The philharmonic existed under the direction of Strauchen.
Zielona Street
Street at the synagogue’s corner.
Jewish school
A Jewish school described as having a Zionist character and educating youth.
Pioneer organization
A pioneer organization that developed around the school’s Zionist educational foundation.
Other Zionist youth organizations
Zionist youth organizations that reportedly had thousands of members.
Jewish Gymnasium
A Jewish gymnasium using Polish and Hebrew as instructional languages.
Abraham Perelman
Director of the school; identified as a Litvak.
Dr. Yirmiyahu Frenkel
Named among the schools' prominent teachers.
Dr. Elenberg
Named among the schools' prominent teachers.
Dr. Rudolf Taubenschlag
Named among the schools' prominent teachers.
Chaim-Yitzhak Bunin
Named among the schools' prominent teachers.
Dr. Philip Friedman
Named among the schools' prominent teachers.
Dr. Nathan Ek
Named among the schools' prominent teachers.
The school
School whose director and teachers are discussed.
Gestapo
Occupied the school building after it was taken by German authorities.
Hebrew Culture Society
Organization that led Gimnazie Givnah.