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Mizrahi Hehalutz
A Hehalutz framework for religious youth.
Craftsmen Hehalutz
A Zionist organization for craft youth preparing for immigration to Palestine.
Sosnowiec
The city where Yosef Zander later taught at a Jewish gymnasium.
Communist Party
A political party mentioned alongside the communist youth movement.
HaZamir
A venue where Yerdania initially conducted its activities.
Warsaw Hall
A hall to which Yerdania later moved its activities.
Ararat Jewish Theater
A Jewish theater that appeared as a subtenant in the hall.
Herzliya
The organization formerly known as Yerdania.
HaNoar HaTzioni
A Zionist youth organization mentioned in an organizational merger context.
Zionist Organization in Lodz
A Zionist organization in Lodz with an administrative body called Vaad HaIruni.
Bratnia Pomoc
Self-help organization whose membership excluded Jewish students.
University
University where practical numerus clausus operated in some departments.
Juridical Faculty
Faculty whose Jewish graduates faced delays obtaining legal applications.
Advocacy profession
Legal profession requiring the application delayed for Jewish graduates.
Jews
Jewish students and graduates described as facing institutional exclusion and discrimination.
Russians
A smaller Russian population remained from before the First World War.
German-Jewish cooperation
A period of cooperation between German and Jewish communities existed in Lodz.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism came from segments of the Polish population and government.
Polish population
The Polish population is identified as one source of antisemitism.
Polish government
Government in which Somerstein simultaneously served as a minister.
German Socialists
German socialist group that joined the election coalition.
Jewish institutions
Jewish institutions lost subsidies from the city administration.
Ukraine
Ukrainians are identified among national minorities living in Poland.
National Minorities Bloc of Lodz
A national-minorities bloc in Lodz fielded candidates and won two mandates.
Jewish-German political cooperation
Jewish-German cooperation continued for years until Nazi influence reached Lodz.
Polish Sejm
The passage refers to elections for the Polish Sejm in 1929.
Jewish political parties
Jewish political parties sought the best election results through intensive campaigning.
Concert Hall
Election meetings were held in the concert hall and smaller halls.
Republika
A major Polish-language newspaper supported by the Jewish population.
Moment
A widely circulated newspaper in Lodz.
Folkszeitung
A widely circulated newspaper in Lodz.
Arbeiterzeitung
A widely circulated newspaper in Lodz.
Lodz
The passage describes Lodz's political life and organizations.
Lodz Zionist Organization
A longstanding Zionist organization in Lodz.
Court ceased functioning
The court ceased functioning the following morning after repeated interruptions by air-raid alarms.
Departure from Lodz toward Warsaw
The narrator left Lodz with thousands of others after Colonel Umiastovsky’s call.