Łódź
Browse the extracted record
3,553 nodes
Nazhitz
A family member who gave a German worker a gold necklace in gratitude.
Smonove Street
Street where the Metax workplace was located.
Father
The children gave part of their bread ration to their father.
Mother
The children gave part of their bread ration to their mother.
Eastern Front
The passage mentions victories on the Eastern Front.
Bibov
Bibov distributed rations under his name as evidence of authority.
Jewish family
Jewish family life was rapidly separated and torn apart by persecution.
Marishiner fields
Abandoned fields where children searched refuse for coal pieces.
the society members
Members of an unnamed society worked vigilantly and used their senses while operating.
the police chief
A police chief is addressed by a distressed provider seeking return of goods.
Marishin children's home
A home served abandoned children in the Marishin area.
Prison
Prison associated with the youth improvement home.
Aryan side
The area beyond the fences described as the Aryan side.
Raizele's mother
A mother invoked by a child while speaking to a doll.
Moshe Markevitch
An enthusiast who organized youth cultural activities in the ghetto.
Professor Kurt Baer
A Yiddish-Czech conductor who rehearsed the choir.
Maryshiner Colony
A colony whose orphan children were reportedly rescued from deportation.
Chełmno gas chambers
The gas chambers to which orphan children were nearly sent.
Jewish Gymnasium in the Ghetto
A Jewish gymnasium whose former director helped establish a children’s center.
Eliyahu Tabaksblat
Named as one of the leaders of the Łódź ghetto school system.
Moshe Karo
Named as one of the leaders of the Łódź ghetto school system.
T. Nusbaum
Named as one of the leaders of the Łódź ghetto school system.
Jarochinski School
School associated with T. Nusbaum in the passage.
Jabotinsky
Subject of commemorative celebrations organized by the Zionists.
Friends of YIVO Society
A group involved in initiating the Jewish Culture Society.
Kultur-Line Choir
A revived choir that participated in a cultural academy.
Avangard
A drama group associated with the society’s cultural programming.
A. Hofman
Writer who read his work at the society’s final event.
Dargozhansky
Led the Hazamir choir in the ghetto.
Otelsberg Library
Library reported as holding 2,000 books and 2,000 subscribers.
Krawiecka Street
Location of a major hall and later theater performances.
Hadigdia
A puppet theater that presented parodies of ghetto leaders.
Hall on Krawiecka
A hall on Krawiecka converted into a labor resort after the Sperre.
Social kitchens
Writers read early stories and poems to visitors in social kitchens.
Radio reports from the outside
Radio reports from outside were read and ghetto events were discussed.
22 Brzeziner Street
Address of the ghetto synagogue where Tafel became cantor.