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Zsubardz
A place name said to have remained in common usage.
Ararat
A Jewish theater that helped place Lodz on the Jewish theater map.
Jinan
An artist who emerged from the Ararat theater.
Poznański
A location associated with several ethnic groups and factories.
Widzew
A Lodz location mentioned alongside Poznański.
Lodz German community
The German community in Lodz described as socially connected with Jews.
Jewish civic parties in Lodz
Jewish civic parties participated in Lodz electoral politics.
German civic parties in Lodz
German civic parties participated in Lodz electoral politics.
Lodz Ghetto liquidation
The liquidation began two weeks after the described confrontation.
Arrival at Auschwitz
The travelers arrived at an unidentified place and were told it was Auschwitz.
Selection at Auschwitz
A selection separated the narrator, several relatives sent right, from the narrator's mother and remaining family sent left. The passage does not name Auschwitz.
Killing of a 19-year-old boy
A Nazi killed a 19-year-old boy while he attempted to escape.
Arrival of English military
English military arrived in trucks after camp supervisors fled and returned.
Earlier entry of English forces
English forces entered Bergen-Belsen earlier than planned after receiving a warning that it was at risk of destruction.
Liquidation of the small ghetto
The small ghetto was liquidated after an alleged revolt plan.
Order to Enter the Ghetto
An order required the narrators to enter the ghetto after returning to Lodz; deportation is not established.
Arrival of the Russian military
On May 8, the Russian military arrived while the narrator and others were working and provided food.
Strike at the needles factory
A strike broke out at the needles factory in Futske.
Hiding of the Pazuanski family
Jakub Pazuanski, his wife, and daughter hid in a shelter at Papir Resort for ten weeks.
Decision to report voluntarily
The group accepted the brother's proposal to report voluntarily, anticipating that they might otherwise be captured.
Appointment of a secondary-school director
Rumkowski appointed a trusted associate as a director in 1940–1941.
Establishment of the Fifth Special Police Unit
A special police unit designated for Marysin was established in summer 1940.
Complete liquidation of the Lodz Ghetto
The complete liquidation of the Lodz Ghetto began in August 1944.
Warsaw Jewish population deportations
An order directed Warsaw’s Jewish population toward other areas identified as death camps.
Yakuba home converted into an old-age institution
The home at Yakuba 16 was converted into an old-age institution.
Proclamation of Israel
The birth of the State of Israel was proclaimed in May 1948; the day is OCR-ambiguous.
Burial of Jewish women’s remains in Lodz
Remains of Jewish women were buried at the Lodz Jewish cemetery.
Migration of Max Haber to Australia
Max Haber migrated to Australia with his parents and younger brother in 1982.
Moshe Hirsh dies while traveling to Israel
Moshe Hirsh became ill while traveling to Israel and died on the stated date.
Roll Commandos
A unit identified in the ghetto as responsible for removing hospital patients.
Dworska
Street identified as the location of the glove factory.
Mordechai Nbai
Person whose factory is mentioned among workplaces receiving instructions.
Children in the ghetto
Children were described as victims facing registration and possible deportation.
Shenitski
Person associated with administration of the labor office.
Roll Command
German authority for which twenty thousand ghetto residents were requested.
42 Brzeziner Court
Courtyard or address where Sukhavolski showed a letter during selection.