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History of Jews in Lodz During the Years of German Occupation
Book by Wolf Jasni cited as a source on ghetto demonstrations.
Kurtzstrasse 17
Address identified as the location of workers from Resort.
Engineer Jakub Paznanski
Engineer identified as keeping a diary in the Lodz Ghetto.
Dr. Shiker
Doctor who described conditions among ghetto residents.
Ghetto prison
Prison where severe punishments and beatings occurred.
Jewish Ghetto Police
Police force whose abuses harmed ghetto Jews.
Jewish Post
Ghetto postal service carrying letters, packages, and money transfers.
Ghetto Police
Police force whose brutality was expressed during deportations to Chełmno.
The Ghetto
Site of police activity, deportations, postal operations, and limited autonomy.
Kulmhof
German name given for Chełmno in the passage.
German Post Office
Institution whose representative concluded an agreement with Rumkowski.
Sh. Rozenstein
Editor of the Ghetto Newspaper who also wrote Rumkowski's speeches.
Ghetto Newspaper
Newspaper established as a communication link with the population.
Central Purchasing Office
Central office for purchasing new machines, mentioned in Rumkowski’s announcement.
Jewish court
A Jewish court established in the ghetto under Rumkowski.
Ghetto labor resorts
A network of 107 workshops employing 40,288 workers in September 1941.
Chelmno (Kulmhof)
The Germans established an extermination camp in the village of Chelmno, 70 kilometers from Lodz.
Radegast railway station
The first transport to Chelmno departed from Radegast railway station.
Marysin
Radegast station was built on the edge of the ghetto in Marysin.
Mordechai Chaim Rumkavtki
Named author or signatory of a message to ghetto siblings.
Yosef Dumkovski
Listed as a member of a proposed six-person presidium.
S. Kliger
Listed as a member of a proposed six-person presidium.
B. Kopel
Listed as a member of a proposed professional committee.
H. Lipshitz
Listed as a member of a proposed professional committee.
M. Kot
Listed as a member of a proposed professional committee.
A. Diamant
Listed as a member of a proposed professional council.
M. Amzel
Named in a list of people associated with the proposal.
Y. Weinberg
Named in a list of people associated with the proposal.
Proposed Presidium
Proposed six-person body overseeing committees and meetings.
Proposed Professional Committee
Proposed five-person committee within the planned organizational structure.
Western Europe
Western Europe was the origin of deportees sent to the Lodz Ghetto.
Austria
Austria was among the Western European origins of deportees.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg was among the Western European origins of deportees.
Chelmno
A village where people were reportedly killed.
Kalisz
Kalisz was among the places whose Jews arrived in the Lodz Ghetto.
Sieradz
Sieradz was among the places whose Jews arrived in the Lodz Ghetto.