Lodz Ghetto Memorial
Lodz Ghetto Memorial
List of Names on Transport out of Lodz Ghetto
Train Cattle Car out of Lodz Ghetto
Radegast Station for transport out of Lodz Ghetto
Old synagogue - Lodz, Poland
Arthur Rubenstein sculpture on Ul. Piotrkowska
main street in Lodz - ul. Piotrkowska
fresh vegetables in market - Lodz, Poland
my favorite Greek yogurt @ market in Lodz, PolandWe took a side trip to Lodz, Poland, a city which is well off the usual tourist trail. It is home to Poland's biggest film studios and one of Europe's most famous film schools. During the 19th and 20th centuries, Lodz grew to become Poland's second largest city.
During the Nazi invasion of Poland, Germany captured Lodz on September 8, 1939 and annexed it to the Reich in November, 1939. The city received the new name of Litzmannstadt after the Germany general Karl Litzmann, who captured the city during World War I. The Nazis planned to evacuate the whole community of Jews from the city of Lodz, however, as it was impossible to do it immediately, they established a closed ghetto on December 10, 1939. The northern part of the city including streets of the Old City and the Baluty District, was chosen as a location of the ghetto. Because the Jewish community was so large, it took the Nazis eight months to lock the Lodz Jews in the small area of the Lodz Ghetto. In April, it was surrounded by wire and wooden fences. Over the years, Jews from other parts of Europe and Romans were deported to the Lodz Ghetto.
The Radegast Station, or the loading platform, is one of the most important historical sites connected to the Lodz ghetto. From this place, tens of thousands of people were herded off to the death camp at Chelmno and then to Auschwitz. The original wooden building along with its loading platform still stands today. The railway station was built in 1937. The Radogoszcz (Radegast) Station was the so-called Umschlagplatz of Lodz, the site where people were assembled just prior to being shipped out, in most cases, to die. For years, the building lay in ruin. In 2002, a Jewish heritage organization proposed that a museum of the ghetto be created in the Station building. It is one of the major historical sites that tell the tragic story of the Lodz ghetto.
Unlike Warsaw, the city of Lodz escaped major destruction during WWII. Ul. Piotrkowska is Lodz's 3.6 km long north =south backbone. Most of the city's tourist sights, hotels and restaurants are located on this cobblestone street. There is a branch of the Muzeum Sztuki, one of Poland's best museums of modern art in Poland, located in the area of Lodz largest mall "Manufaktura". Many upscale shops and restaurants are located in the area of the Manufaktura, including an outdoor "sand" beach area. The largest 19th Century textile factory complex which was built by Izrael Poznanski is an example of a modern business which operates in restored 19th century buildings. Our hotel, Andels Hotel, is an example of a contemporary interior located in such a restored building. We purchased items in the local grocery store and enjoyed a picnic lunch watching sand volleyball players. Who could have imagined the horror that had taken place in Lodz just seventy years ago?
During the Nazi invasion of Poland, Germany captured Lodz on September 8, 1939 and annexed it to the Reich in November, 1939. The city received the new name of Litzmannstadt after the Germany general Karl Litzmann, who captured the city during World War I. The Nazis planned to evacuate the whole community of Jews from the city of Lodz, however, as it was impossible to do it immediately, they established a closed ghetto on December 10, 1939. The northern part of the city including streets of the Old City and the Baluty District, was chosen as a location of the ghetto. Because the Jewish community was so large, it took the Nazis eight months to lock the Lodz Jews in the small area of the Lodz Ghetto. In April, it was surrounded by wire and wooden fences. Over the years, Jews from other parts of Europe and Romans were deported to the Lodz Ghetto.
The Radegast Station, or the loading platform, is one of the most important historical sites connected to the Lodz ghetto. From this place, tens of thousands of people were herded off to the death camp at Chelmno and then to Auschwitz. The original wooden building along with its loading platform still stands today. The railway station was built in 1937. The Radogoszcz (Radegast) Station was the so-called Umschlagplatz of Lodz, the site where people were assembled just prior to being shipped out, in most cases, to die. For years, the building lay in ruin. In 2002, a Jewish heritage organization proposed that a museum of the ghetto be created in the Station building. It is one of the major historical sites that tell the tragic story of the Lodz ghetto.
Unlike Warsaw, the city of Lodz escaped major destruction during WWII. Ul. Piotrkowska is Lodz's 3.6 km long north =south backbone. Most of the city's tourist sights, hotels and restaurants are located on this cobblestone street. There is a branch of the Muzeum Sztuki, one of Poland's best museums of modern art in Poland, located in the area of Lodz largest mall "Manufaktura". Many upscale shops and restaurants are located in the area of the Manufaktura, including an outdoor "sand" beach area. The largest 19th Century textile factory complex which was built by Izrael Poznanski is an example of a modern business which operates in restored 19th century buildings. Our hotel, Andels Hotel, is an example of a contemporary interior located in such a restored building. We purchased items in the local grocery store and enjoyed a picnic lunch watching sand volleyball players. Who could have imagined the horror that had taken place in Lodz just seventy years ago?
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