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Chaim Wasser
Political personality reported as visiting Lodz after the war.
Visit of the Anglo-American Commission
A major political event in postwar Lodz was the visit of an Anglo-American commission.
Harry Truman
United States president who pressured Britain regarding Jewish refugees.
Clement Attlee
British prime minister pressured to evacuate Jewish refugees to Palestine.
Ernest Bevin
Foreign minister who pledged to consider the commission's proposals.
Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
Commission investigating conditions in Palestine and German camps.
Lodz Jewish Committee
Committee holding a plenary meeting to determine the delegation's composition.
Jewish demonstration
A Jewish demonstration took place near the Grand Hotel and stopped street traffic.
S. Ronozhintki
Author or subject named in the passage heading.
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Vice premier of the first Polish government.
Jewish population of Lodz
The Jewish population of Lodz.
Armia Krajowa
Polish underground army that fought the Germans during occupation.
Warsaw Uprising
Uprising organized in August 1944.
Soviet Army
Army viewed by Jews as a source of rescue.
Polish Army
Army viewed by Jews as a source of rescue.
Poland
The passage discusses Poland and its wartime territorial changes.
Kościuszko Division
The Kościuszko Division is described as fighting alongside the Red Army.
Catholic clergy
The Catholic clergy’s traditional relationship with the Jewish population is described as hostile.
NSZ
NSZ is identified as responsible for terror acts against Jews.
Israel
The passage describes Israel's proclamation in May 1948.
United Nations
The United Nations was asked to resolve the Palestine problem.
Haifa
A Polish ship carrying wheat appeared in Haifa.
National funds
A Polish ship was purchased with money from national funds.
Polish Socialist Party
Party named in the 1948 unification.
Ihud organization
Organization holding a general meeting in December 1949.
PPR
A political party whose former secretary was Władysław Gomułka.
The New Life
Publication that ceased appearing.
Jewish Group of the United Polish Workers' Party
Group whose organ replaced The New Life.
People's Voice
Communist publication replacing The New Life.
Cultural-social associations
Associations created in place of Jewish committees.
Jewish Cultural-Social Association
An association adapting its activities to a new situation.
Władysław Gomułka
A former PPR secretary who came to power after being released from prison.
Poznań
A Polish city associated with unrest in 1956.
Joseph Stalin
A political leader whose death preceded signs of political change.
PZPR
A political party mentioned in relation to the JDC secretary.
Denmark
Destination named in a Jewish exodus passage.