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Installation of the Lviv ghetto fence
Naftali Landau was assigned responsibility for installing the Lviv ghetto's wooden fence.
Elimination of Jewish hospitals
Jewish clinics and hospitals were eliminated during a major operation in August 1942.
November 1942 ghetto census and selection
Germans conducted a new census and sent approximately 5,000 deemed unnecessary to their deaths.
January 1943 major action
The largest action occurred on January 5–7, 1943, murdering approximately 15,000 people.
Deportation of Jewish council officials
German forces took council officials from the community house to Belzec or Janowska.
Shimon Ulam transferred to Dachau
Shimon Ulam was transferred from Janowska to Dachau, where he died.
Dr. Ginsberg’s suicide
Dr. Ginsberg took his own life after hiding amid the ghetto ruins.
Relocation of the ghetto prison
The ghetto prison moved from 25 Wizhnitsky Street to 15 Weisnhof Street.
Katzmann leaves Lviv
Katzmann left Lviv at the beginning of 1943.
Stroop is called to Warsaw
Stroop was called to Warsaw in April 1943 to fight the ghetto uprising.
Grzymeck becomes commander
Grzymeck entered the command position on February 19, 1943.
Public trial in Warsaw
After the war, Gzimak was captured and publicly tried in Warsaw in April 1949.
Liquidation of Jewish Council institutions
Jewish Council institutions in Lviv were liquidated at the end of January 1943.
David Koenigsberg sent to Yanov Camp
David Koenigsberg was sent to Yanov Camp, where he died.
Death of David Koenigsberg
David Koenigsberg died at Yanov Camp.
Yerachmiel Green sent to Yanov Camp
Yerachmiel Green was sent to Yanov Camp and continued writing there.
Attempted escape from the ghetto
In February 1943, young people attempted to leave the ghetto and join partisans.
Young escape group killed
The armed police surrounded the car, and all its passengers were killed.
Capture of Israel Vinelz
Israel Vinelz was reportedly captured during an Aktion against elderly people in late 1941.
Deportation of Shmuel Yaakov Imber to Belzec
Imber was captured during the Aktion on 3 November 1942 and sent to Belzec.
Murder of Ludwig Ratha
Ludwig Ratha was murdered by Germans on September 1, 1942.
Arrest of Jacob Shal
Jacob Shal was arrested during the August 1942 action.
Killing of Paul Hapner
Paul Hapner was shot and killed by Germans while escaping deported prisoners.
Death of S. Schwartzkober
S. Schwartzkober was killed during an action at the end of 1942.
Death of Jacob Wild
Jacob Wild died of starvation in Zneshchennia suburb after being transferred there.
Death of Issachar Reis
Issachar Reis died of typhus in the ghetto in late 1942 or early 1943.
Death of Berl S.
Berl S. died of typhus; the date and place are not specified.
Death of Abraham Rotha
Abraham Rotha died during one of the Aktions in 1945.
Deportation of Cecilia Klaptn to Belzec
Cecilia Klaptn was captured during an Aktion and sent to Belzec.
Secret military training organized by young Jewish clerks
Young Jewish clerks organized secret military instruction and weapons training in late 1942.
Jewish escape group killed near Brody
German police killed an armed Jewish group escaping from Yanovyi camp toward Brody.
Second armed Jewish group annihilated
German forces annihilated another armed Jewish group on May 21, 1943.
Goldberg was killed by the Germans
Goldberg was captured and killed by the Germans while organizing ghetto resistance.
Selection action at the Jewish labor organization
More than one thousand Jews were selected and sent to the Sands for execution.
SS punitive action at Janowska Camp
SS police carried out a punitive action at Janowska Camp, killing nearly 200 people.
Blood action opening the liquidation of the ghetto
A bloody action on 23 May 1943 opened the liquidation of the ghetto in Lviv.