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David Kholodenko was killed
David Kholodenko fell during resistance to the January 1943 Nazi deportation operation.
Judith Kholodenko died
Judith Kholodenko died in Poniatowa camp during autumn 1943.
Arrival of Jews from Germany and Czechia
Tens of thousands of Jews were brought from Germany and Czechia to the Lodz Ghetto in October 1941.
Organization of small schools in Marysin
Five small schools were organized in Marysin in January 1942.
Transformation of Lodz Ghetto into labor camp
In 1942, the Lodz Ghetto became a large labor camp.
Collective groups established in Marysin
Collective farms and youth collectives were established in Marysin in early May 1940.
Kibbutz members employed in workshops
Kibbutz members worked in workshops established in Marishin by Romkowski.
Relocation of Alexander residents to Lodz
Residents of Alexander were ordered to Lodz in summer 1940.
Organization of the former students collective
Former Medem School students organized a collective of forty youths and children in Marishin.
Dissolution of training points
Rumkowski ordered the dissolution of training points containing 860 members.
Warsaw uprising
A general Warsaw uprising occurred in 1944; the narrator hid for four months afterward.
Liberation of Warsaw and Lodz
Warsaw and Lodz are described as already free from the German army.
Liquidation of the camp
The camp on Lanevnitcke Street was liquidated in October 1944.
Shooting of Dr. Weisskopf
Dr. Weisskopf was shot at the site after approaching the ghetto commandant.
Order to dig graves
German authorities ordered Jews to dig nine large graves at the Jewish cemetery.
Lodz liberation
Lodz was declared free, and remaining ghetto survivors emerged.
Organization of work cooperatives
Work cooperatives were organized in Poland for people who decided to remain, through the Jewish Committee in Lodz.
Organization of drama and choir circle
A drama and choir circle was organized at the Jewish Committee.
Dr. Krinsky emigrates to America
Dr. Krinsky later emigrated to America.
Return from Russia
Ida Kaminska and Meir Melman returned from Russia in December 1940.
Construction of a Jewish Theater Building in Lodz
A Jewish theater building was constructed in Lodz; the passage does not establish a business opening.
Return of Jinan and Shumakher to Poland
Jinan and Shumakher returned to Poland and organized a successful satirical revue theater.
Burning of Lodz synagogues and schools
The Germans burned named synagogues and schools during the first days after entering Lodz.
Founding of the Union of Writers, Journalists, and Artists
The first writers’, journalists’, and artists’ association in Poland was founded in Lodz.
Founding of the Lodz chapter of Friends of the Hebrew University
Moshe Mazur initiated a Lodz chapter of Friends of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Visits by political personalities to Lodz
Several prominent political personalities visited Lodz during the first postwar years.
Anglo-American Commission visit to Lodz
The Anglo-American Commission visited Lodz as a significant postwar political event.
Warsaw Uprising
Armia Krajowa organized the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944.
Soviet occupation of eastern Poland
The Soviet Union occupied eastern Poland, including Lemberg and Vilna, in September.
Kielce pogrom
A pogrom in Kielce left Jews wounded and murdered.
Postwar Jewish emigration from Poland
Postwar Jewish emigration from Poland increased after the Kielce pogrom.
Organized emigration toward Eretz Israel
Zionist groups brought emigrants through transit camps toward Eretz Israel.
Polish ship arrives in Haifa
A Polish ship carrying wheat appeared in Haifa.
Formation of the United Polish Workers' Party
PPS and PPR unified into the United Polish Workers' Party in 1948.
Ihud organization's general meeting
Ihud held a general meeting on December 29, 1949; Sh. Rogozhinski spoke at the meeting.
Murder of eighty-four Jewish women
Eighty-four Jewish women from Lodz were murdered at Mereshin during the war years.