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Warsaw Ghetto uprising
An uprising broke out in the Warsaw ghetto, with fighters acting in the name of the remaining Jews.
Lodz Ghetto transports to Birkenau
Transports from the Lodz Ghetto arrived at Birkenau during the final deportation.
Lodz declared a factory city
Lodz was declared a factory city on September 18, 1820.
German entry into Lodz
Germans entered Lodz in September 1939.
Establishment of the Lodz Jewish quarter
The Germans created the Jewish quarter and appointed Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski as its elder.
Arrest of Jewish social activists
German authorities arrested several responsible Jewish social activists and imprisoned them at Radogoszcz.
Liberation of Lodz
Lodz was liberated in 1949.
Theater performances in 1949
A series of theater performances in Lodz in 1949 involving Moshe Lipman and his family.
Transfer of Lodz Jewish institutions to Warsaw
The Jewish newspaper, printing press, writers' association, and theater moved from Lodz to Warsaw.
Barchinski studies at an art academy
Katzenelson sent Barchinski to Germany to study art at an academy.
Katsenelson’s journey to Eretz Israel
Katsenelson undertook his first major journey to Eretz Israel in the late 1920s.
Birth of Israel Raban
Israel Raban was born in Gavorotishchev in 1900.
Neyman moved to Warsaw
Neyman eventually moved to Warsaw and joined Haynt’s editorial staff.
Birth of H. Rozhaner
H. Rozhaner was born in Prushnitz in 1887.
Rozhaner arrives in Lodz
Rozhaner came to Lodz in 1921 and began practicing medicine.
Rozhaner settles in Melbourne
Rozhaner settled in Melbourne in 1952 and continued working as a doctor.
Dr. Shvaig settled in Israel
Dr. Shvaig settled in Israel before the war.
Dr. Shipman dies in Israel
Dr. Shipman died while working in a distant kibbutz in Israel.
Spread of Lechnitse facilities in Lodz
Lechnitse medical facilities spread in Lodz and other large cities after World War I.
Death of Dr. Fokshanski
Dr. Fokshanski died of tuberculosis in the Łódź ghetto.
Frau Frenkel's suicide
Frau Frenkel committed suicide when the Germans entered.
Conversion of a school into a vocational school
The Talmud Torah was later converted into a vocational school.
Restoration of Reichert's Synagogue
Reichert's Synagogue was restored in 1980 by engineer Reichert, one of its sons.
Dr. Broide arrived in Lodz
Dr. Broide arrived in Lodz in 1909.
Society opened Jewish secondary schools
The society opened a network of Jewish secondary schools, including one in Lodz.
Nahum Sokolov came to Lodz
Nahum Sokolov came to Lodz in the 1920s to give a public lecture.
Hashomer Hatzair existed from 1916
Hashomer Hatzair existed from 1916; the passage does not state that it was founded then.
Annual May 8 demonstration
An annual May 8 demonstration became anti-Jewish and included hostile chants in Lodz.
Shmuel Zygelboim’s suicide in London
Shmuel Zygelboim committed suicide in London in 1949 as a protest.
Increased emigration to Palestine
Economic pressure prompted intensified emigration to Palestine.
Hitler came to power in Germany
Hitler's rise to power in Germany worsened conditions for Jews in Poland.
Endecja control of Łódź City Council
Endecja controlled the Łódź city council in 1994.
Occupation of Zaolzie
Poland occupied part of Czechoslovakia in 1938, identified as Zaolzie.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism came from segments of the Polish population and government.
Jewish-German political cooperation
Jewish-German cooperation continued for years until Nazi influence reached Lodz.
Court ceased functioning
The court ceased functioning the following morning after repeated interruptions by air-raid alarms.