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Title: German Crimes in Poland, 1939-1945

Predominant Dates:1945 -- 1950s

ID: RG-63/RG-63

Primary Creator: Central Commission for Investigating of German Crimes in Poland (1939 -- 1945)

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Subjects: Administrative division of the General Government, 1941 -- 1945, Aftermath of Warsaw ghetto uprising, Belzec extermination camp (Lublin, Poland), Belzec extermination camp, gas champers, Belzec extermination center, orientation plans, Central Commission for Investigation of German Crimes in Poland, 1945-1949, Central Extraordinary Commission for Investigation of German Crimes in Poland, Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto, Chelmno (Poland: Extermination Center), Collaboration between the members of Jewish councils and German administration, collaboration in the Holocaust, Collaboration with the German administration in the General Government (Poland), 1939 -- 1945, Correspondence between German and Jewish authorities of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944, Correspondence between German authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944, D.A.W., German Armament Works, wartime, Day-to-day life in the ghetto, reflected in the German documents, day-to-day life in the Lodz Ghetto, Deportation from the Lodz Ghetto to the Chelmno Extermination Center, 1942 -- 1944, Deportation of Jewish population from General Government to the extermination centers, 1941 -- 1944, Deportation of Jewish population from the General Government to Belzec extermination center, 1942, Deportation of Jewish population from the General Government to Sobibor extermination center, 1942, Deportations from Lodz ghetto, Destruction of buildings during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Documents from the Stroop Report, 1943, Documents in English language, Documents in German language, Documents in Polish language, Economy of the Lodz ghetto, the list of establishments, Expropriation of Jewish Property, Expulsion of Polish population from General Government, 1942 -- 1943, Final Aktion (action) in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 16 May 1943, Financial documents regarding the Lodz ghetto, Fritz Gebauer, Nazi-German official, Janowska Road Camp, Lviv, 1941 -- 1944, General-Government (German-occupied Poland, 1939-1945), General Governor, Hans Frank, correspondences, statements and memorandums, 1939 -- 1945, German-Nazi crimes in the Lodz ghetto, German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944, German civil authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944, German combat operations in the Warsaw ghetto, May 1943, German decrees, orders and ordinances with regards to establish a ghetto in Lodz, 1939 -- 1940, German military operation against Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, German police and security forces, Poland, German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944, Germany invasion of Poland, September 1, 1939, Gustaw Wilhaus, Nazi-German official, Janowska Road Camp, Lwow, Poland, 1941 -- 1944, Hans Biebow, biography, Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto, Hans Frank, General Governor of the occupied Poland (General Gouvernment), Hierarchy of the SS, History of Belzec extermination center, Holocaust in Poland, Holocaust in Ukraine, Janowska (Poland: Concentration Camp), Janowska Road (Lwow, Poland: Concentration Camp), Janowska Road Camp, subdivision of D.A.W, Lwow, Poland, 1941 -- 1943, Jewish Council (Judenrat) of the Lodz Ghetto, Judenrat (Jewish council), Lodz ghetto, Jurgen (Juergen) Stroop, report of the last day of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 16 May 1943, Kleparow (Lwow, Poland), Large-scale ghetto operations, Warsaw, Liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto, 1943, Liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto, photo-documents, Liquidation of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, May 1943, Lodz (Poland), Lodz (Poland: Ghetto), Lviv (Ukraine), Lwow (Poland), Mass extermination of Jewish population in General Government, 1941 -- 1943, Medical Experiments, Medical experiments at the Ravensbrueck concentration camp, Michal Borwicz, author, Holocaust research, Narratives in English language, Narratives in German language, Narratives in Polish language, Nazi-German extermination of the patients in hospitals, General Governments, 1940 -- 1944, Nazi-German hierarchy of the Janowska Road Camp in Lviv, 1941 -- 1943, Nazi-German medical experiments, photo-documents, Nazi-German medical experiments of patients with mental disorders, Nazi-German politics in General Government, 1939 -- 1945, Nazi-German politics with regard to Polish population in General Government, 1939 -- 1945, Nazi-German politics with regard to Ukrainian population in General Government, 1941 -- 1945, Nazi-German propaganda against Poland, Nazi-German terror in the General Government as a method of administration, 1939 -- 1945, Office of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish Council of the Lodz Ghetto, Orders issued by the German administration during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943, Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski, Poland (1939 --1945), Polish auxiliary police under German administration, 1939 -- 1945, Polish government in exile, Polish Government in Exile, 1939 -- 1945, Polish government in exile, 1939 -- 1945, reports of Nazi-German crimes in Poland, Ravensbrueck (Germany: Concentration Camp), Sobibor (Poland: extermination camp), Sobibor extermination center, situation plan, SS and administrative personnel, German, Street map of the Lodz ghetto, Stutthov (Poland: Concentration Camp), Subjugation of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by the German special forces, May 1943, The Holocaust in General Government (German-occupied Poland), The last day of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 16 May 1943, The Note of the Polish Government in Exile about the mass extermination of Jews, 1942, There are no more Jewish living quarters in Warsaw, May 16, 1943, Jurgen Stroop, The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944, Umpschlagplatz, collection point before deportation from Wasaw ghetto, 1941 -- 1943, Waffen SS (Combat) SS, German, Warsaw (Poland), Warsaw (Poland: ghetto), Warsaw ghetto, post-uprising and liquidation, Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (Poland)

Languages: German, Polish, English

Abstract

This Record Group comprises documents collected by the Polish Government in Exile, by the Central Polish Extraordinary Commission for Investigation of the German Crimes in Poland and by other postwar investigative organization, all in all about the Nazi-German crimes in Poland, in 1939 -- 1945

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This Record Group contains five collections, namely, RG-63.01, The Report of Juergen Stroop; RG-63.02, German occupation of Poland, Lodz ghetto; RG-63.03, German crimes in Poland, General Government; RG-63.04, Janowskka Camp; RG-63.05, Polish Government in Exile

Collection Historical Note

All collections contain docuements that reflect the enormous scale of the Nazi-German crimes in Poland in 1939 -- 1945. The documented evidences were collected by the Central Extraordinary Commission established by the postwar Polish government, as well as by the undeground organizations of the Polish Government in Exile. There were also the other investigative organization, largely Jewish, collecting the evidences of Nazi-German crimes in Poland in 1939 -- 1945. These organization acted in postwar time.

Biographical Note

Central Commission for Investigating of German Crimes in Poland was a govermental agency that collected evidences of the Nazi crimes in the German-occupied Polish territories

Subject/Index Terms

Administrative division of the General Government, 1941 -- 1945
Aftermath of Warsaw ghetto uprising
Belzec extermination camp (Lublin, Poland)
Belzec extermination camp, gas champers
Belzec extermination center, orientation plans
Central Commission for Investigation of German Crimes in Poland, 1945-1949
Central Extraordinary Commission for Investigation of German Crimes in Poland
Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto
Chelmno (Poland: Extermination Center)
Collaboration between the members of Jewish councils and German administration
collaboration in the Holocaust
Collaboration with the German administration in the General Government (Poland), 1939 -- 1945
Correspondence between German and Jewish authorities of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944
Correspondence between German authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944
D.A.W., German Armament Works, wartime
Day-to-day life in the ghetto, reflected in the German documents
day-to-day life in the Lodz Ghetto
Deportation from the Lodz Ghetto to the Chelmno Extermination Center, 1942 -- 1944
Deportation of Jewish population from General Government to the extermination centers, 1941 -- 1944
Deportation of Jewish population from the General Government to Belzec extermination center, 1942
Deportation of Jewish population from the General Government to Sobibor extermination center, 1942
Deportations from Lodz ghetto
Destruction of buildings during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Documents from the Stroop Report, 1943
Documents in English language
Documents in German language
Documents in Polish language
Economy of the Lodz ghetto, the list of establishments
Expropriation of Jewish Property
Expulsion of Polish population from General Government, 1942 -- 1943
Final Aktion (action) in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 16 May 1943
Financial documents regarding the Lodz ghetto
Fritz Gebauer, Nazi-German official, Janowska Road Camp, Lviv, 1941 -- 1944
General-Government (German-occupied Poland, 1939-1945)
General Governor, Hans Frank, correspondences, statements and memorandums, 1939 -- 1945
German-Nazi crimes in the Lodz ghetto
German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944
German civil authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944
German combat operations in the Warsaw ghetto, May 1943
German decrees, orders and ordinances with regards to establish a ghetto in Lodz, 1939 -- 1940
German military operation against Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
German police and security forces, Poland
German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944
Germany invasion of Poland, September 1, 1939
Gustaw Wilhaus, Nazi-German official, Janowska Road Camp, Lwow, Poland, 1941 -- 1944
Hans Biebow, biography
Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto
Hans Frank, General Governor of the occupied Poland (General Gouvernment)
Hierarchy of the SS
History of Belzec extermination center
Holocaust in Poland
Holocaust in Ukraine
Janowska (Poland: Concentration Camp)
Janowska Road (Lwow, Poland: Concentration Camp)
Janowska Road Camp, subdivision of D.A.W, Lwow, Poland, 1941 -- 1943
Jewish Council (Judenrat) of the Lodz Ghetto
Judenrat (Jewish council), Lodz ghetto
Jurgen (Juergen) Stroop, report of the last day of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 16 May 1943
Kleparow (Lwow, Poland)
Large-scale ghetto operations, Warsaw
Liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto, 1943
Liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto, photo-documents
Liquidation of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, May 1943
Lodz (Poland)
Lodz (Poland: Ghetto)
Lviv (Ukraine)
Lwow (Poland)
Mass extermination of Jewish population in General Government, 1941 -- 1943
Medical Experiments
Medical experiments at the Ravensbrueck concentration camp
Michal Borwicz, author, Holocaust research
Narratives in English language
Narratives in German language
Narratives in Polish language
Nazi-German extermination of the patients in hospitals, General Governments, 1940 -- 1944
Nazi-German hierarchy of the Janowska Road Camp in Lviv, 1941 -- 1943
Nazi-German medical experiments, photo-documents
Nazi-German medical experiments of patients with mental disorders
Nazi-German politics in General Government, 1939 -- 1945
Nazi-German politics with regard to Polish population in General Government, 1939 -- 1945
Nazi-German politics with regard to Ukrainian population in General Government, 1941 -- 1945
Nazi-German propaganda against Poland
Nazi-German terror in the General Government as a method of administration, 1939 -- 1945
Office of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish Council of the Lodz Ghetto
Orders issued by the German administration during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943
Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski
Poland (1939 --1945)
Polish auxiliary police under German administration, 1939 -- 1945
Polish government in exile
Polish Government in Exile, 1939 -- 1945
Polish government in exile, 1939 -- 1945, reports of Nazi-German crimes in Poland
Ravensbrueck (Germany: Concentration Camp)
Sobibor (Poland: extermination camp)
Sobibor extermination center, situation plan
SS and administrative personnel, German
Street map of the Lodz ghetto
Stutthov (Poland: Concentration Camp)
Subjugation of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by the German special forces, May 1943
The Holocaust in General Government (German-occupied Poland)
The last day of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 16 May 1943
The Note of the Polish Government in Exile about the mass extermination of Jews, 1942
There are no more Jewish living quarters in Warsaw, May 16, 1943, Jurgen Stroop
The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944
Umpschlagplatz, collection point before deportation from Wasaw ghetto, 1941 -- 1943
Waffen SS (Combat) SS, German
Warsaw (Poland)
Warsaw (Poland: ghetto)
Warsaw ghetto, post-uprising and liquidation
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (Poland)

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[Sub-Collection 1: RG-63.01, The Report of Juergen Stroop of the liquidation of the last strongholds of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, May 1943, May 1943],
[Sub-Collection 2: RG-63.02, German occupation of Poland, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944],
[Sub-Collection 3: RG-63.03, German crimes in Poland, General Government, 1939 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 4: RG-63.04, Janowskka Road Concentration Camp in Lwow, 1941 -- 1944],
[Sub-Collection 5: RG-63.05, Polish Government in Exile, Note addressed to the Government of the world about mass extermination of Jews in German-occupied Poland, 1942, 1942],
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Sub-Collection 2: RG-63.02, German occupation of Poland, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944

This collection comprises German documents related to the administration of the Lodz Ghetto in 1940 -- 1944

There is also a collection of photo-documents related to day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto. The photographs were taken by German and Jewish photographers

Subject/Index Terms:: Lodz (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; day-to-day life in the Lodz Ghetto; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Correspondence between German and Jewish authorities of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Correspondence between German authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; German-Nazi crimes in the Lodz ghetto; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, biography; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Deportation from the Lodz Ghetto to the Chelmno Extermination Center, 1942 -- 1944; Deportations from Lodz ghetto; Chelmno (Poland: Extermination Center); Deportations from the Lodz Ghetto to the Auschwitz complex of camps, 1944; Economy of the Lodz ghetto, the list of establishments; Lodz ghetto administration; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German agencies with regard to the Lodz ghetto; Poland (1939 --1945); Narratives in German language; Documents in German language; Evidences of German administration in Lodz ghetto; The Holocaust in Poland; Central Jewish Historical Commission, 1944 -- 1947; Narratives in Polish language; Documents in Polish language; Gestapo (Nazi German Secret political police); Gestapo orders in Lodz, 1939 -- 1945; collaboration in the Holocaust; Collaboration with German administration; Collaboration in ghettos; Street plan (map) of the Lodz ghetto; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Tailors' workshops in the Lodz ghetto; Tailors workshops in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Jewish Order Police in the Lodz Ghetto; Jewish Order police in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Deportation from the Lodz Ghetto (Gehsperre), September 1942; Liquidation of the Lodz ghetto, August 1944; Rumkowski trust in Nazi-German administration of the Lodz Ghetto; Deception in the Lodz ghetto, Nazi-German administration; Production of the German military uniform in the tailoring workshops of the Lodz ghetto; Production of German military uniform in the tailoring workshops of Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Pedestrian bridges in the ghettos; Pedestrian bridges in the Lodz ghetto; Pedestrian bridge in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Collaboration in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Jewish Council (Judenrat) of the Lodz Ghetto; Jewish Council (Judenrat) of the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-63.02.52, Order from the German civil administration of Lodz about forced labor addressed to the Rabbinate, October, 13 1939, 1939

This is an order from the German civil administration of Lodz regarding compulsory forced labor for Jews, addressed to the Rabbinate, issued on October, 13 1939.

Signed on behalf of the head of the civil administration by Graushaar.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Forced labor; Forced laborers, Jewish, 1933 -- 1945; Jewish forced labor in Poland; Poland (1939--1945); Poland (1939 -- 1941); Narratives in German language; Documents in German language; Rabbinate in Lodz, 1939; German administration and civilians in the Lodz ghetto; German civil administration of Lodz, 1939-1944; German military administration of Lodz, 1939; Forced labor for Jews in Lodz, 1939--1944; German orders about forced labor, 1939--1945; Graushaar, German civil administrator in Lodz, 1939; Collection points for forced labor in Lodz, 1939

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); German civil administration of the city of Lodz, 1939--1944 (1939--1944); German military administration of the city of Lodz, 1939 (1939); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-63.02.53, Documents regarding the establishment of the Jewish Council in Lodz, 1939--1940, 1939--1940

These documents reflect the establishment of the Jewish Council in Lodz, 1939--1940.

Further documents display German ordinances and announcements in regards to the Jews in Lodz before the creation of the ghetto (restrictions on: business, driving, yellow badges/stars), 1939.

Subject/Index Terms:: Judenrat (Jewish Council) in the Lodz ghetto, Poland; Jewish Council of Lodz, 1939--1940; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Office of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish Council of the Lodz Ghetto; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Judenrat of Lodz Ghetto; Jewish Council (Judenrat) of the Lodz Ghetto; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Poland (1939--1945); Members of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Fiszel Liberman, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Periodicals, Jewish; Dr. J. Schlosser, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Abraham Ajzner, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Dawid Stahl, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Jakob Gutman, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Edward Babiacki, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; W. Glass, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Leon Mokrski, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Dr. D. Helman, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Szmul Hochenberg, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Dawid Windman, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Jonas Rozen, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Izydor Weistein, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Jakub Leszczynski, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Henryk Akawie, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Ignacy Jaszunski, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Mieczyslaw Hertz, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Samuel Faust, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Dr. A. Damm, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Jurist St. Glatter, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Maks Wyszewianski, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Dyr. Frankfurt, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Jakob Lando, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Pinkus Gerszowski, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Ch. M. Pick, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Dawid Warszawski, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Jurist L. Rubin, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Dr. Zygmunt Warszawski, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Robert Switgal, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Markus Bender, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Jakub Hertz, member of the first Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1939; Anti-Jewish regulations; Road passes for the Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1940; Marking of Jewish businesses by Nazi authorities; Yellow stars and armbands, Poland, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish yellow stars of David, Jewish badges and patches; Friedrich Uebelhor (Uebelhoer), head of administration of Wartheland, 1939; Arthur Greiser, Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of Wartheland, orders, 1939 -- 1944; Esch, Regierungsrat (councilor) in Lodz, 1939; Ban of Jews from using vehicles, Lodz, 1939; Anti-Jewish regulations on Jewish owned businesses; Aryanization, alienation of Jewish-owned businesses, 1933 -- 1945; Marking of Jewish businesses by Nazi authorities, Lodz, 1939; Narratives in German language; Documents in German language; German administration and civilians in the Lodz ghetto; Periodicals, Lodzer Zeitung, 1939--1940; Regulations, Lodz, 1939--1945; German decrees, orders and ordinances with regards to establish a ghetto in Lodz, 1939 -- 1940; Orders, ordinances, announcements, German-occupied Poland; Orders and announcements of Nazi-German administration in the occupied territories, 1939 -- 1945

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish council in Lodz (1940--1944); German administration of Lodz, 1939 (1939); Esch, Regierungsrat (councilor) in Lodz, 1939 (1939); Friedrich Uebelhor (Uebelhoer), head of administration of Wartheland, 1939--1942 (1939--1942); Commissioner of Lodz, 1939 (1939); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-63.02.54, Order for the establishment of a ghetto in the city of Lodz, December 10, 1939

This document shows the secret and strictly confidential planned procedure for the creation of a ghetto in the city of Lodz, including the agencies to be involved and their assigned tasks.

Subject/Index Terms:: Confidential documents, Lodz, 1939--1944; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Creation of the Lodz ghetto, 1939; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Poland (1939 --1945); Friedrich Uebelhor (Uebelhoer), head of administration of Wartheland, 1939; Narratives in German language; Documents in German language; Regulations, Lodz, 1939--1945; German decrees, orders and ordinances with regards to establish a ghetto in Lodz, 1939 -- 1940; Orders, ordinances, announcements, German-occupied Poland; Orders and announcements of Nazi-German administration in the occupied territories, 1939 -- 1945; Arbeitsstab (task force) for the creation of a ghetto in Lodz, 1939; Dr. Moser, Oberregierungsrat (upper councilor), Lodz, 1939; Gans, Kriminalrat (criminal counselor), Lodz, 1939; Planning of the ghetto in Lodz, 1939; Informed about the creation of the ghetto in Lodz, Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor), 1939; Informed about the creation of the ghetto in Lodz, NSDAP Bezirk (district) Lodz, 1939; Informed about the creation of the ghetto in Lodz, Branch office of the head of administration Lodz; Informed about the creation of the ghetto in Lodz, municipal administration Lodz, 1939; Informed about the creation of the ghetto in Lodz, chief of police Lodz, 1939; Informed about the creation of the ghetto in Lodz, Ordnungspolizei (police), 1939; Informed about the creation of the ghetto in Lodz, Sicherheitspolizei (security police), 1939; Informed about the creation of the ghetto in Lodz, Totenkopfverbaende (Death's Head-Units) SS, 1939; Informed about the creation of the ghetto in Lodz, Chamber of Industry and Commerce, 1939; Informed about the creation of the ghetto in Lodz, Finanzamt (Revenue office), 1939; Informed about the creation of the ghetto in Lodz, Reserve (reserves), 1939; Lodz ghetto; Lodz Ghetto (Litzmannstadt Ghetto); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Germany (1939--1941); Orders, ordinances, announcements, Nazi Germany

Creators:: Friedrich Uebelhor (Uebelhoer), head of administration of Wartheland, 1939--1942 (1939--1942); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-63.02.55, Police Ordinance, implementary regulations and time schedule for the habitation and residence rights of Jews in Lodz, 1940, February 8, 1940

These documents contain a Police Ordinance about the habitation and residence rights of Jews, the attached implementary regulations and the time schedule of the resettlement. Therein the details about the borders of the ghetto, the required behavior and the concrete procedure of the resettlement are specified.

Subject/Index Terms:: Relocation to ghetto; Umsiedlung (resettlement) to create the Lodz Ghetto, 1940; Establishment of the borders of the ghetto, Lodz, 1940; Johannes Schaefer, SS Brigadefuehrer (major general) and Polizeipraesident (Chief of Police), Lodz; German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Documents in German language; German decrees, orders and ordinances with regards to establish a ghetto in Lodz, 1939 -- 1940; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Narratives in German language; Orders, ordinances, announcements, German-occupied Poland; Orders and announcements of Nazi-German administration in the occupied territories, 1939 -- 1945; Planning of the ghetto in Lodz, 1939; Poland (1939--1945); Regulations, Lodz, 1939--1945; Lodz ghetto; Lodz Ghetto (Litzmannstadt Ghetto); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Germany (1939--1941); Orders, ordinances, announcements, Nazi Germany; Creation of the Lodz ghetto, 1940

Creators:: German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Johannes Schaefer, SS Brigadefuehrer (major general) and Polizeipraesident (Chief of Police), Lodz (1939 -- 1940); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-63.02.56, Preliminary discussions regarding the expropriation of Jewish factories and businesses at the erection of the Lodz ghetto, 1940, January 16, 1940

This document contains discussions (January 16, 1940) regarding the expropriation of Jewish factories and businesses at the erection of the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; Confiscation of Jewish property--Germany; Confiscation of personal belongings and property; Expropriation of Jewish Property; Personal belongings; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Lodz, 1940; Anti-Jewish regulations on Jewish owned businesses; Aryanization, alienation of Jewish-owned businesses, 1933 -- 1945; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Creation of the Lodz ghetto, 1940; Documents in German language; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Narratives in German language; Planning of the ghetto in Lodz, 1939; Poland (1939--1945); Regulations, Lodz, 1939--1945; Lodz ghetto; Lodz Ghetto (Litzmannstadt Ghetto); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1933 -- 1945); German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Confiscation, Lodz, 1939 -- 1944

Creators:: German agencies in Lodz, 1940 (1940); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-63.02.57, Correspondence and decrees regarding the issues with unlawful confiscations as well as “proper” confiscation of Jewish property, Lodz, 1940, January 10, 1940 -- March 4, 1940

These documents approach correspondence and decrees regarding the issues with unlawful confiscations as well as “proper” confiscation of Jewish property in Lodz, 1940. Furthermore the handling of objects of historical, artistic, cultural, etc. value.

Subject/Index Terms:: Confiscation, misuse of power, Lodz, 1940; Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; Confiscation of Jewish property--Germany; Confiscation of personal belongings and property; Expropriation of Jewish Property; Personal belongings; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Anti-Jewish regulations on Jewish owned businesses; Aryanization, alienation of Jewish-owned businesses, 1933 -- 1945; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Creation of the Lodz ghetto, 1940; Documents in German language; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Narratives in German language; Poland (1939--1945); Regulations, Lodz, 1939--1945; Lodz ghetto; Lodz Ghetto (Litzmannstadt Ghetto); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1933 -- 1945); German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German decrees, orders and ordinances with regards to establish a ghetto in Lodz, 1939 -- 1940; Orders, ordinances, announcements, German-occupied Poland; Orders and announcements of Nazi-German administration in the occupied territories, 1939 -- 1945; Orders, ordinances, announcements, Nazi Germany; Johannes Schaefer, SS Brigadefuehrer (major general) and Polizeipraesident (Chief of Police), Lodz; Confiscation, Lodz, 1939 -- 1944

Creators:: Johannes Schaefer, SS Brigadefuehrer (major general) and Polizeipraesident (Chief of Police), Lodz (1939 -- 1940); Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1940--1944 (1940--1944); Weihe, Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1940 (1940); Doerksen, Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1940 (1940); Franz Schiffer, Oberbuergermeister (Mayor) of Lodz, 1940 (1940); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-63.02.58, Empowerment and restriction of Chaim Rumkowski in his function as head of the Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz, 1940, April 30, 1940; May, 21 1940

These documents show the plenitude of power Chaim Rumkowski obtained in his function as the head of the Judenrat (Jewish Council) in Lodz from the German authorities, but also how he was restricted in his actions.

Subject/Index Terms:: Organization of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 --1944; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Collaboration in ghettos; collaboration in the Holocaust; Collaboration with German administration; Correspondence between German and Jewish authorities of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Evidences of German administration in Lodz ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Lodz ghetto administration; Narratives in German language; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Office of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish Council of the Lodz Ghetto; Regulations, Lodz, 1939--1945; German decrees, orders and ordinances with regards to establish a ghetto in Lodz, 1939 -- 1940; Orders, ordinances, announcements, German-occupied Poland; Orders and announcements of Nazi-German administration in the occupied territories, 1939 -- 1945; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Germany (1939--1941); Orders, ordinances, announcements, Nazi Germany; Documents in German language

Creators:: Franz Schiffer, Oberbuergermeister (Mayor) of Lodz, 1940 (1940); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); German civil administration of the city of Lodz, 1939--1944 (1939--1944); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-63.02.59, Report about the restructuring of the Jewish community and Jewish organizations by Chaim Rumkowski, Lodz, 1940, March 5, 1940

This document shows a report to the German authorities about the restructuring of the Jewish community and Jewish organizations written and executed by Chaim Rumkowski.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Collaboration in ghettos; collaboration in the Holocaust; Collaboration with German administration; Correspondence between German and Jewish authorities of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz ghetto administration; Narratives in German language; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Office of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish Council of the Lodz Ghetto; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Organization of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 --1944; Documents in German language

Creators:: Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish council in Lodz (1940--1944); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Office of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish Council in the Lodz Ghetto, 1939 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1944); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-63.02.60, Streep map and listing of the businesses in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944

This document shows an elaborate street map of the Lodz ghetto i.a. indicating all businesses. Also attached to it is a three-page detailed list of all these businesses.

Subject/Index Terms:: City maps (street plans) of the interwar and wartime; Street plan (map) of the Lodz ghetto; Street map of the Lodz ghetto; Administrative and political maps, interwar, war-time and postwar period; Map, Lodz ghetto; Maps and border lines; Businesses in the ghettos; Businesses in the Lodz Ghetto; List of businesses in Lodz ghetto, 1940; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Documents in German language; Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1933 -- 1945)

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); German authorities of ghettos (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-63.02.61, Supervision, gateway regulations and restrictions in the ghetto of Lodz, 1940, May 10, 1940 -- April 12, 1941

These documents showcase the supervision, restrictions and gateway regulations regarding the ghetto boundaries of Lodz, as well as of its Ordnungsdienst (Jewish Ghetto Police), ordinary inhabitants and interaction with the outside world.

Subject/Index Terms:: Orders of curfew for Jews, non-Jews and public establishments; Curfew notice for Jews; Ghettowache (Ghetto Guards); Judischer Ordnungdienst (or Jüdische Ghetto-Polizei, Jewish Ghetto Police); Schutzpolizei (Schupo); Smuggling, ghettos; Smuggling in the ghettos; Road and access passes, Lodz ghetto, 1940; Surveillance of the Lodz ghetto, 1940; Tasks, duties and restrictions of the Juedischer Ordnungsdienst (Jewish Ghetto Police), Lodz, 1940; Firing orders, Lodz ghetto, 1940; Curfew, Lodz ghetto, 1940; German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Collaboration of Jewish Order Police in the ghettos with German administration; Collaboration of Jewish order police with German police and security forces in the ghettos; Documents issued by Nazi-German Police and Security forces, 1933 -- 1945; German Police and Security forces, 1939 --1945; German police and security forces, Poland; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Collaboration in ghettos; collaboration in the Holocaust; Collaboration with German administration; Correspondence between German and Jewish authorities of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto administration; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Office of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish Council of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Orders, ordinances, announcements, German-occupied Poland; Orders and announcements of Nazi-German administration in the occupied territories, 1939 -- 1945; Orders, ordinances, announcements, Nazi Germany; Johannes Schaefer, SS Brigadefuehrer (major general) and Polizeipraesident (Chief of Police), Lodz; Pedestrian bridges in the ghettos; Pedestrian bridges in the Lodz ghetto

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Johannes Schaefer, SS Brigadefuehrer (major general) and Polizeipraesident (Chief of Police), Lodz (1939 -- 1940); Walter Rudolf Keuck, head of the SS special police guarding Lodz (Schupo), 1941 (1939--1943); Head of the Schutzpolizei (Schupo), Lodz, 1940 (1940); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-63.02.62, Operational issues regarding the Kriminalpolizei (criminal police) in the Lodz ghetto, 1940, May 19, 1940 -- October 23, 1940

These documents discuss the opening of a branch-office of the Kriminalpolizei (criminal police) in the ghetto`s empty presbytery. Further, the confiscation practices of the operating criminal police are discussed and queried.

Subject/Index Terms:: Branch-office of the Kriminalpolizei (Criminal Police) in the Lodz ghetto, 1940; Baluter Ring; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto administration; Smuggling, ghettos; Smuggling in the ghettos; German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Documents issued by Nazi-German Police and Security forces, 1933 -- 1945; German Police and Security forces, 1939 --1945; German police and security forces, Poland; Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; Confiscation of Jewish property--Germany; Confiscation of personal belongings and property; Confiscation, misuse of power, Lodz, 1940; Expropriation of Jewish Property; Personal belongings; Dissent about confiscation practices, Lodz, 1940; Ernaehrungs- und Wirtschaftsstelle Ghetto (Nutritional and economic office, ghetto), Lodz, 1940; Confiscation, Lodz, 1939 -- 1944

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Bracken, Krim. Inspektor (chief inspector), Lodz, 1940 (May 19, 1940 -- October 23, 1940); Richter, Krim. Ob. Asst., Lodz, 1940 (1940); Ernaehrungs- und Wirtschaftsstelle Ghetto (Nutritional and economic office, ghetto), Lodz, 1940 (1940); Dr. Zirpins, Staatliche Kriminalpolizei (national criminal police), Lodz, 1940 (1940)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-63.02.63, Administrative agreements between Nazi authorities of the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1941, October 24, 1940 -- February 17, 1941

These documents concern an administrative meeting of Nazi authorities of the Lodz ghetto regarding confiscated precious metals and jewels, manufacturing in the factories of the ghetto and forced labor outside the ghetto. Furthermore an agreement between Hans Biebow, the head of administration and Dr. Zirpins, the head of the criminal police, regarding the proceeding with confiscated belongings.

Subject/Index Terms:: Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Dr. Moser, vice-head of administration of Wartheland, 1940; Administrative meeting, ghetto Lodz, 1940; Pabianice (Poland); Loewenstadt ghetto; Dr. Zirpins, Kriminaldirektor (head of the criminal police), Lodz, 1941; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Collaboration in ghettos; Collaboration with German administration; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto administration; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Documents issued by Nazi-German Police and Security forces, 1933 -- 1945; German Police and Security forces, 1939 --1945; German police and security forces, Poland; Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; Confiscation of Jewish property--Germany; Confiscation of personal belongings and property; Expropriation of Jewish Property; Personal belongings; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Forced labor for Jews in Lodz, 1939--1944; German orders about forced labor, 1939--1945; Forced labor; Forced laborers, Jewish, 1933 -- 1945; Jewish forced labor in Poland; Confiscation, Lodz, 1939 -- 1944

Creators:: Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1940--1944 (1940--1944); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); von Herder, Regierungsrat (councilor), Lodz, 1940 (1940); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-63.02.64, Ordinance about the handling of confiscated goods and the role of Chaim Rumkowski in the aforementioned, February 8, 1941 -- February 10, 1941

These documents showcase usage and processing of the confiscated goods, including Chaim Rumkowski`s involvement into these actions.

Subject/Index Terms:: Industrial production in the Lodz Ghetto; Friedrich Wilhelm Ribbe, deputy of Hans Biebow, 1940 -- 1944; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Collaboration in ghettos; Collaboration with German administration; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto administration; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Forced labor for Jews in Lodz, 1939--1944; German orders about forced labor, 1939--1945; Forced labor; Forced laborers, Jewish, 1933 -- 1945; Jewish forced labor in Poland; Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; Confiscation of Jewish property--Germany; Confiscation of personal belongings and property; Expropriation of Jewish Property; Personal belongings; Confiscation, Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Processing of confiscated goods, Lodz ghetto

Creators:: Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 14: RG-63.02.65, Coordination of and responsibilities for the usage of confiscations, February 28, 1942 -- March 26, 1942

These documents showcase the coordination between different Nazi authorities in the context of the utilization of the Jewish possessions and the thereof acquired profit in the Lodz ghetto. Furthermore questions about who is in charge for all these matters are clarified.

Subject/Index Terms:: Confiscation, Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Industrial production in the Lodz Ghetto; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; Confiscation of Jewish property--Germany; Confiscation of personal belongings and property; Expropriation of Jewish Property; Personal belongings

Creators:: Arthur Greiser, Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of Wartheland, 1939 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1944); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 15: RG-63.02.66, Financial documents regarding statements of financial position of the ghetto administration, August 27, 1940 -- February 8, 1943

These documents contain financial documents issued by the German administration of the Lodz ghetto regarding the usage of Jewish property, revenue and costs of upkeep.

Subject/Index Terms:: Friedrich Wilhelm Ribbe, deputy of Hans Biebow, 1940 -- 1944; Confiscation, Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Industrial production in the Lodz Ghetto; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; Confiscation of Jewish property--Germany; Confiscation of personal belongings and property; Expropriation of Jewish Property; Personal belongings; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Collaboration in ghettos; Collaboration with German administration; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Financial Department of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Financial documents; Financial documents regarding the Lodz ghetto; Financial relations in the Lodz ghetto; Transfer of money and valuables to German administration; Ghetto funds for day-to-day operations, Lodz; Estimated financial development, Lodz; Revenue array of the Lodz ghetto

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Friedrich Wilhelm Ribbe, deputy of Hans Biebow, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 16: RG-63.02.67, Listing of confiscated goods and goods handed over to Chaim Rumkowski, Lodz, 1941 -- 1942, March 1941 -- April 1942

These documents show financial documents, which are listing the confiscations of the German authorities in the ghetto of Lodz, as well as a short list of goods handed over to Chaim Rumkowski.

Subject/Index Terms:: Register of the confiscated goods, Lodz, 1941 -- 1942; Transfer of goods to the Jewish Eldest (Chaim Rumkowski), Lodz, 1941; Revenue array of the Lodz ghetto; Transfer of money and valuables to German administration; Financial relations in the Lodz ghetto; Financial documents regarding the Lodz ghetto; Financial documents; Financial Department of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; Collaboration with German administration; Collaboration in ghettos; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Personal belongings; Expropriation of Jewish Property; Confiscation of personal belongings and property; Confiscation of Jewish property--Germany; Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; Narratives in German language; Documents in German language; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Lodz ghetto; The Holocaust in Poland; Poland (1939--1945); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz ghetto administration; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Confiscation, Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Financial documents, 1939 -- 1945

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Kurt Petershagen, administrator in the Lodz ghetto, 1941 (1941); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); W. Neumann, Krim. Sekr. (criminal secretary), Lodz, 1942 (1942); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 17: RG-63.02.68, Financial documents regarding the processing and transfer of valuable confiscated goods, April 2, 1943 -- April 1, 1944

These documents contain a variety of financial documents, which showcase the utilization, processing, interaction and transfer of valuable confiscated goods from the ghetto administration towards other Nazi authorities or local businesses.

Subject/Index Terms:: Confiscation, Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; Confiscation of Jewish property--Germany; Confiscation of personal belongings and property; Expropriation of Jewish Property; Personal belongings; Financial Department of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Financial documents; Financial documents regarding the Lodz ghetto; Financial relations in the Lodz ghetto; Transfer of money and valuables to German administration; Financial documents, 1939 -- 1945; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Henschke, Oberkasse des Reichsstatthalters im Reichsgau Wartheland (financial management), 1943; Guay, Stadtoberinspektor (senior city administration inspector), Lodz, 1944; Albert Meyer, administrator in the Lodz ghetto, 1941; Cooperation of the Lodz ghetto administration with the jewelers of Lodz; Transfer of money and valuables to other Nazi authorities, Lodz ghetto; Processing of confiscated goods, Lodz ghetto

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Albert Meyer, administrator in the Lodz ghetto, 1941 (1941); Guay, Stadtoberinspektor (senior city administration inspector), Lodz, 1944 (1944); Henschke, Oberkasse des Reichsstatthalters im Reichsgau Wartheland (financial management), 1943 (1943)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 18: RG-63.02.69, Declaration of the provisional nature of the Lodz ghetto and prohibition of deportations from Lodz, 1940, April 1, 1940 -- May 22, 1940

The following three documents contain:

1. A transcript of the conference about the future of the (provisional) Lodz ghetto from April 1, 1940

2. A prohibition of further deportations until the Wolhynienaktion (Wolhynien initiative) is concluded from May 8, 1940

3. An affirmation of the prohibition by Hans Biebow form May 22, 1940

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; German Police and Security forces, 1939 --1945; German police and security forces, Poland; Hermann Goering; Arthur Greiser, Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of Wartheland, orders, 1939 -- 1944; Hans Frank (Governor-General); Vierjahresplan (Four-year plan), 1940; HTO, Haupttreuhandstelle Ost (Main Trustee Office of the East); Max Winkler, head of the HTO (Haupttreuhandstelle Ost), 1940; Provisional nature of the ghetto, Lodz, 1940--1941; Creation of the Lodz ghetto, 1940; resettlement; Prohibition of deportations, Lodz, 1940

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Baur, Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1940 (1940)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 19: RG-63.02.70, Determination of the category of persons who will be transferred to the Lodz ghetto, 1940, August 6, 1940 -- November 13, 1940

These documents clarify the category of persons who the German authorities want to have transferred to the ghetto. In particular Jewish-Gentile marriages, the resulting children and foster children (which are declared to be Jewish by medical examination) are named to be transferred to the ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Jewish-Gentile Marriage; Children in the ghettos; Children in the Lodz ghetto; Jewish Children, Polish; Mischlinge, children of Jewish-Gentile marriages; Transfer of Jewish-Gentile married people into the ghetto, Lodz, 1940; Medical examination of foster children, declared Jewish, 1940; Dr. Moser, vice-head of administration of Wartheland, 1940; Dr. Karl Albert Coulon, Regierungsrat (councilor) Wartheland, 1940; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; German Police and Security forces, 1939 --1945; German police and security forces, Poland

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Dr. Moser, vice-head of administration of Wartheland, 1940 (1940); Dr. Karl Albert Coulon, Regierungsrat (councilor) Wartheland, 1940 (1940); Office of the Gestapo, Lodz, 1940--1942 (1940--1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 20: RG-63.02.71, File memo of day to day matters in the ghetto of Lodz, 1941, March 22, 1941

This file memo from March 22, 1941 by Hans Biebow is addressing the issues of the day in the ghetto of Lodz, i.a. regarding to halt demolitions of buildings in the ghetto, confiscations, censorship of the Jewish newspaper, etc.

Subject/Index Terms:: Jewish newspaper; Censorship; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Alleged danger of spread of diseases by Jews, Lodz, 1941--1943; Aktennotiz (file memo), Lodz ghetto, 1941; Ghettozeitung (ghetto newspaper), Lodz ghetto, 1941; Censorship of the Ghettozeitung (ghetto newspaper), Lodz ghetto, 1941; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; Confiscation of Jewish property--Germany; Confiscation of personal belongings and property

Creators:: Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 21: RG-63.02.72, Letter from the mayor of Lodz to the Wartheland authorities about issues of the city after creation of the ghetto, Lodz, 1941, July 4, 1941

This letter from the mayor of Lodz addressed to the head of administration of Wartheland describes the consequences and issues (missing tax yield, additional costs for the city administration, complication of urban life) the city is encountering as a result of the creation of the ghetto and its consolidation (even though it was initially only meant to be provisional).

Subject/Index Terms:: Dr. Karl Marder, mayor of Lodz, 1941--1942; Businesses in the Lodz Ghetto; Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1940--1944; Missing tax yield due to the businesses in the ghetto, Lodz, 1941; General complications of the urban life due to the ghetto, Lodz, 1941; Additional costs for the city administration due to the ghetto, Lodz, 1941; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Provisional nature of the ghetto, Lodz, 1940--1941

Creators:: Dr. Karl Marder, mayor of Lodz, 1940--1941 (1940--1941); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 22: RG-63.02.73, Correspondence between the German authorities of Lodz and Wartheland regarding the transfer of Jews into the Lodz ghetto, 1941, June 3, 1941 -- November 13, 1941

These documents demonstrate the correspondence between Nazi authorities of the Lodz ghetto as well as other Nazi authorities in Wartheland regarding the transfer of further Jews from the Polish countryside, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Czechia into the ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1940--1944; Friedrich Uebelhor (Uebelhoer), head of administration of Wartheland, 1939; Lodz ghetto administration; Rehm, Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1941; Frank, attestor, Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1941; Office of the Polizeipraesident (Chief of Police), Lodz, 1941; Werner Ventzki, Oberbuergermeister (Mayor) of Lodz, 1941--1943; August Jager (Jaeger), deputy of the Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of Wartheland, 1939 -- 1945; Otto Luchterhand, administrator in the Lodz ghetto, 1941; Schutzpolizei (Schupo); Mautschel, attestor, Office of the Polizeidirektor (marshal), Leslau (Wloclawek), 1941; Wolf, SA-Oberfuehrer und komm. Polizeidirektor (marshal), Leslau (Wloclawek), 1941; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Frankfurt am Main (Germany); Wien (Austria); Prague (Czech Republic); Berlin (Germany); Cologne (Germany); Luxemburg (Luxembourg); Hamburg (Germany); Dusseldorf, Germany (Europe); Jews from Frankfurt a.M. deported to Lodz, 1941; Jews from Wien (Vienna) deported to Lodz, 1941; Jews from Prag (Prague) deported to Lodz, 1941; Jews from Berlin deported to Lodz, 1941; Jews from Koeln (Cologne) deported to Lodz, 1941; Jews from Luxemburg (Luxembourg) deported to Lodz, 1941; Jews from Hamburg deported to Lodz, 1941; Jews from Duesseldorf (Dusseldorf) deported to Lodz, 1941; Transports; Transport trains; Foreign Jews deported to the Lodz ghetto, 1941; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Businesses in the Lodz Ghetto; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Forced labor for Jews in Lodz, 1939--1944; Radegast train station, Lodz, 1940--1944; Deportation of German Jews; Lodz ghetto, deportations; Deportations to the Lodz ghetto; Deportation of Luxembourgian Jews; Deportation of Austrian Jews; Deportation of Polish Jews; Disease in ghettos; No transfer of ill Jews into the ghetto, Lodz; Treatment of ill Jews outside of the ghettos, Lodz, 1941; Transport of Jews from Zgierz to the Lodz ghetto, 1941; Transport of Jews from Leslau (Wloclawek) to the Lodz ghetto, 1941; Additional costs for the city administration due to the ghetto, Lodz, 1941; Ghetto population; Number of inhabitants, Lodz ghetto, 1941; Population development, Lodz ghetto, 1940--1941; Number of deceased persons, Lodz ghetto, May 1940--August 1941; Fuchs, Kommissar (inspector), Gestapo Lodz, 1941; Transfer of Jews from the countryside to the Lodz ghetto, 1941; Transfer of Jews to the Lodz ghetto; Train transports of Jews to the Lodz ghetto, 1941; Correspondence between German authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; German civil authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; Dissent between Nazi authorities about the transfer of Jews to the Lodz ghetto, 1941; Attempts of Biebow to prevent further transfers to the Lodz ghetto, 1941; Dr. Moser, vice-head of administration of Wartheland, 1940; Dr. Wilhelm Albert, Polizeipraesident (Chief of Police) and SS-Brigadefuehrer, Lodz, 1941--1944; Walter Rudolf Keuck, head of the SS special police guarding Lodz (Schupo), 1941; Ottomar Roese vice-head of the SS special police guarding Lodz (Schupo), 1941

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1940--1944 (1940--1944); Friedrich Uebelhor (Uebelhoer), head of administration of Wartheland, 1939--1942 (1939--1942); Lodz ghetto administration (1939 -- 1944); Rehm, Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1941 (1941); Frank, attestor, Office of the head of administration of Wartheland, 1941 (1941); Office of the Polizeipraesident (Chief of Police), Lodz, 1941 (1941); Werner Ventzki, Oberbuergermeister (Mayor) of Lodz, 1941--1943 (1941--1943); August Jager (Jaeger), deputy of the Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of Wartheland, 1939 -- 1945 (1939 -- 1945); Otto Luchterhand, administrator in the Lodz ghetto, 1941--1942 (1941--1942); Office of the Schutzpolizei (Schupo), Lodz, 1941 (1941); Mautschel, attestor, Office of the Polizeidirektor (marshal), Leslau (Wloclawek), 1941 (1941); Wolf, SA-Oberfuehrer und komm. Polizeidirektor (marshal), Leslau (Wloclawek), 1941 (1941); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 23: RG-63.02.74, Documents regarding financial issues of transferring Jews to the Lodz ghetto, 1941--1942, July 9, 1941 -- October 5, 1942

These documents reflect how the German authorities handled the financial part of transferring Jews to the ghetto in Lodz, i.a. confiscations, complaints and accounting.

Subject/Index Terms:: Businesses in the Lodz Ghetto; Confiscation, Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Sonderkommando (special unit) Lange; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Friedrich Wilhelm Ribbe, deputy of Hans Biebow, 1940 -- 1944; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; Confiscation of Jewish property--Germany; Confiscation of personal belongings and property; Expropriation of Jewish Property; Personal belongings; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Processing of confiscated goods, Lodz ghetto; Financial documents; Financial documents, 1939 -- 1945; Financial documents regarding the Lodz ghetto; Financial relations in the Lodz ghetto; Transfer of money and valuables to German administration; Konto (account) of Chaim Rumkowski, Lodz; Proceeds of auctioning off Jewish property

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Friedrich Wilhelm Ribbe, deputy of Hans Biebow, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 24: RG-63.02.75, Document showcasing the police forces and safety installations of the Lodz ghetto, 1942, February 2, 1942

This report from the chief of police addressed to the mayor of Lodz outlines the insufficient number of police forces to enhance the guarding of the ghetto and calls for stronger safety installations.

Subject/Index Terms:: Office of the Polizeipraesident (Chief of Police), Lodz, 1941; German police and SS authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Ghettowache (Ghetto Guards); German Police and Security forces, 1939 --1945; German police and security forces, Poland; Security police Lodz (Litzmannstadt); Safety installations, Lodz ghetto, 1940--1944; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz ghetto administration; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language

Creators:: Office of the Polizeipraesident (Chief of Police), Lodz, 1941 (1941); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 25: RG-63.02.76, Financial documents showcasing effort, costs and bureaucracy of the Nazi authorities handling of Jews in Lodz and surrounding area, 1942, February 3, 1942 -- November 7, 1942

These financial documents and correspondence of financial nature showcase the big amount of effort and extra costs the Nazi authorities chose to stem to handle their undertakings regarding the Jews in Lodz and the surrounding area.

Subject/Index Terms:: Collaboration with Nazi Germany in the Second World War; Collaboration with German administration; Collaboration in ghettos; collaboration in the Holocaust; Collaboration in the Lodz ghetto; Nazi-German deception; Financial documents; Financial documents regarding the Lodz ghetto; Financial documents, 1939 -- 1945; Deception in the Lodz ghetto, Nazi-German administration; Polish workers, civilian, Lodz; Documents with elements of deception and euphemism; Polish workers, civilian; Danger allowance, Lodz ghetto; Confidential documents, Lodz, 1939--1944; Financial documents, payrolls; Financial documents, payrolls, Lodz ghetto; Heinrich Schwind, administrator in the Lodz ghetto, 1942; Roster of names and payrolls of the Sonderaktion (special action), Lodz, 1942; Special ration of alcohol for the Sonderaktion (special action), Lodz, 1942; Special ration of cigarettes for the Sonderaktion (special action), Lodz, 1942; Special ration of soap and detergent for the Sonderaktion (special action), Lodz, 1942; Special ration of fuel for the Sonderaktion (special action), Lodz, 1942; Alleged danger of spread of diseases by Jews, Lodz, 1941--1943; Sonderkommando (special unit) Lange; Gestapo (Nazi German Secret political police); Fuchs, Kommissar (inspector), Gestapo Lodz, 1941; Deportations from ghettos; Deportations from Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto, deportations; Documents issued by Nazi-German Police and Security forces, 1933 -- 1945; German Police and Security forces, 1939 --1945; German police and security forces, Poland; Financial documents, request for special rations, Lodz, 1942--1943; Dissent about special ration requests, Lodz, 1942--1943; Friedrich Wilhelm Ribbe, deputy of Hans Biebow, 1940 -- 1944; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Biebow, Hans; Otto Luchterhand, administrator in the Lodz ghetto, 1941; Finke, Lodz ghetto administration, 1942; Gunther Fuchs, SS-Hauptsturmfuehrer and Gestapo Lodz, 1940--1944; Gerlich, Landeswirtschaftsamt Wartheland, 1942; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language

Creators:: German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Friedrich Wilhelm Ribbe, deputy of Hans Biebow, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Otto Luchterhand, administrator in the Lodz ghetto, 1941--1942 (1941--1942); Office of the Gestapo, Lodz, 1940--1942 (1940--1944); Gunther Fuchs, SS-Hauptsturmfuehrer and Gestapo Lodz, 1940--1944 (1940--1944); Finke, Lodz ghetto administration, 1942 (1942); Gerlich, Landeswirtschaftsamt Wartheland, 1942 (1942); Amtsarzt (public medical officer), k. Stadtmedizinalrat (municipal medical city council), Lodz, 1942 (1942)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 26: RG-63.02.77, Announcement of Hans Biebow to resume work after a deportation, Lodz, 1942, September 12, 1942

This order of Hans Biebow from September 12, 1942 demands the resumption of labor after the latest wave of deportations ended the day before. He specifically admonishes the inhabitants of the ghetto to a quick and ordered return to productivity to prevent further consequences.

Subject/Index Terms:: Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Deportations from ghettos; Deportations from Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto, deportations; Ghetto workshops, 1939-1945; Working, ghettos; Resumption of work after a deportation, Lodz, 1942; Urge to return to normality after the deportation, Lodz, 1942; German civil authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Orders, ordinances, announcements, German-occupied Poland; Orders, ordinances, announcements, Nazi Germany; Orders and announcements of Nazi-German administration in the occupied territories, 1939 -- 1945; Orders, ordinances, announcements issued by the German administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940-1944

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 27: RG-63.02.78, Documents about requesting a special ration of alcohol for the ghetto administration of Lodz, 1943, September 11, 1943 -- September 28, 1943

These documents showcase a request from the German ghetto administration of Lodz to receive a special ration of alcohol for their employees and the response of the responsible authorities. Especially interesting is the argumentation of the Ghetto administration comparing their efforts as being equivalent to the ones of the Sonderkommando Kulmhof (Chelmno).

Subject/Index Terms:: Alleged danger of spread of diseases by Jews, Lodz, 1941--1943; Special ration of alcohol for the ghetto administration, Lodz, 1943; Financial documents, request for special rations, Lodz, 1942--1943; Financial documents; Financial documents, 1939 -- 1945; Financial documents regarding the Lodz ghetto; Dissent about special ration requests, Lodz, 1942--1943; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Sonderkommando Kulmhof (Chelmno)

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Friedrich Wilhelm Ribbe, deputy of Hans Biebow, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of the Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of Wartheland, 1939 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 28: RG-63.02.79, Documents reflecting the food situation in the Lodz ghetto from the viewpoint of the Nazi authorities, 1940--1943, October 25, 1940 -- April 19, 1943

These documents reflect the discussions between Nazi authorities about the food situation in the Lodz ghetto, i.a. Hans Biebow trying to receive more supplies by offering death tolls and food quantity as an evidence of the undersupply and using the importance of the ghetto for the armament industry as an argument. Furthermore the purposeful malnourishment with its inferior quality of the foods is very apparent.

Subject/Index Terms:: Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Ernaehrungs- und Wirtschaftsstelle Ghetto (Nutritional and economic office, ghetto), Lodz, 1940; Alexander Palfinger, administrator in the Lodz ghetto, 1940; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Werner Ventzki, Oberbuergermeister (Mayor) of Lodz, 1941--1943; Gunther Fuchs, SS-Hauptsturmfuehrer and Gestapo Lodz, 1940--1944; Provisions and regulations of food distribution in the Lodz Ghetto; Provisioning of the commodities in the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 --1944; Food; Food Distribution for Jews in German-occupied Poland, 1939 --1945; Food distribution in the ghettos; Food distribution in the Holocaust, 1939 -- 1945; Hunger in the Lodz ghetto; Hunger in ghettos, 1939 -- 1945; Starvation, ghettos; Starvation in the ghettos; Starvation in the Lodz ghetto; Collapsing during work due to hunger, Lodz; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Nazi authorities discussing the food situation of the Jews in the Lodz ghetto, 1940--1943; Enumeration of food supplies which were not delivered to the ghetto, Lodz, 1942--1943; Shortage of the food contingents in default of delivery, Lodz ghetto, 1942--1943; Death toll due to hunger, Lodz ghetto, 1942

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Alexander Palfinger, administrator in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 (1940); Ernaehrungs- und Wirtschaftsstelle Ghetto (Nutritional and economic office, ghetto), Lodz, 1940 (1940)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 29: RG-63.02.80, Documents constituting the application process and first months of Hans Biebow as head of the ghetto administration Lodz, 1940, April 30, 1940 -- November 12, 1940

This file contains documents regarding Hans Biebow application process to become head of the Ghettoverwaltung (ghetto administration) as well as the power of attorney issued for his activities related to the ghetto and a document showing how Biebow used his influence to shape the employee structure of the Ghettoverwaltung towards his needs.

Subject/Index Terms:: Dr. Karl Marder, mayor of Lodz, 1941--1942; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Friedrich Wilhelm Ribbe, deputy of Hans Biebow, 1940 -- 1944; Alexander Palfinger, administrator in the Lodz ghetto, 1940; Curriculum Vitae; Resume; Resume, Curriculum Vitae, Hans Biebow; Ernaehrungs- und Wirtschaftsstelle Ghetto (Nutritional and economic office, ghetto), Lodz, 1940; Letter of recommendation for Hans Biebow application as head of the ghetto administration, Lodz; Power of attorney issued to Hans Biebow for leading the ghetto Lodz; wartime correspondences; Correspondence regarding Hans Biebow application as head of administration, Lodz; Political loyalty background check, Hans Biebow, 1940; Reorganization of the Ghettoverwaltung (ghetto administration) by Hans Biebow, 1940; Dr. Johann Moldenhauer, head of administration of the Ernaehrungs- und Wirtschaftsstelle Lodz, 1940

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Ernaehrungs- und Wirtschaftsstelle Ghetto (Nutritional and economic office, ghetto), Lodz, 1940 (1940); Hans Rickmers, Deutsche Arbeitsfront (German Labor Front) Bremen-Horn, Ortsgruppe Rickmers, 1940 (1940)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 30: RG-63.02.81, Documents showing Biebow`s central role for the ghetto and his usage of it for personal gain, Lodz, 1940--1942, December 20, 1940 -- January 19, 1942

These documents showcase the indispensable role Hans Biebow played for the Lodz ghetto and his usage of this role for personal gain and enrichment.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Dr. Karl Marder, mayor of Lodz, 1941--1942; Financial documents; Financial documents, 1939 -- 1945; Financial documents regarding the Lodz ghetto; Financial documents, confirming transactions; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Correspondence between German and Jewish authorities of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Special permissions; Special permission, Hans Biebow; Using ghetto capacities for personal means, Biebow, Lodz, 1941; Role and importance of Hans Biebow for the ghetto; List of goods acquired by Hans Biebow, Lodz; Goods acquired for personal gain by Hans Biebow, Lodz ghetto

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Dr. Karl Marder, mayor of Lodz, 1940--1941 (1940--1941); Office of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish Council in the Lodz Ghetto, 1939 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 31: RG-63.02.82, Speech by Hans Biebow justifying and explaining the resettlement of the ghetto (deportation), Lodz, August 1944, August 7, 1944

This document contains a speech given by Hans Biebow before the start of the big deportations in August 1944 after which the ghetto ceased to exist. Biebow explains the measures taken, possible penalties and promises better life and work in the factories in the west.

Subject/Index Terms:: Speech to promote the deportations, Hans Biebow, Lodz, 1944; Deception in the Lodz ghetto, Nazi-German administration; Documents with elements of deception and euphemism; Nazi deception; Deception in regards to deportations, Lodz; Deportations from ghettos; Deportations from Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto, deportations; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Young Zionist Pioneer Organizations in Poland, interwar period

Creators:: Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 32: RG-63.02.83, Announcements and documents regarding deportations and resolving the Lodz ghetto, 1944, August 4, 1944 -- October 24, 1944

These announcements from different points in time throughout the deportation waves, during which all inhabitants of the Lodz ghetto got deported in August 1944, contain conduct rules for Jewish population and rules regarding the successive reduction of the ghetto area. Further documents show administrative measures taken after the deportations to dissolve the ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Collection points for the deportations, Lodz, 1944; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; German agencies with regard to the Lodz ghetto; German documents regarding administrative matters in the Lodz ghetto; Gestapo (Nazi German Secret political police); Gestapo orders in Lodz, 1939 -- 1945; Orders, ordinances, announcements, German-occupied Poland; Orders, ordinances, announcements, Nazi Germany; Orders and announcements of Nazi-German administration in the occupied territories, 1939 -- 1945; German decrees, orders and ordinances with regard to shutting down the ghetto, Lodz, 1944; Deportations from ghettos; Deportations from Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto, deportations; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Deportations from the Lodz Ghetto to the Auschwitz complex of camps, 1944; Reduction of the ghetto area during the last wave of deportations, Lodz, 1944; Financial documents; Financial documents, 1939 -- 1945; Financial documents regarding the Lodz ghetto; Financial documents, street cleaning fee, Lodz ghetto, 1944; Radegast train station, Lodz, 1940--1944; Food distribution in the Lodz ghetto; Food Distribution for Jews in German-occupied Poland, 1939 --1945; Food distribution in the Holocaust, 1939 -- 1945; Food Distribution in Poland, 1939 -- 1945; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Processing of left-behind Jewish property after the last deportations, Lodz, 1944; Financial documents, bills, Lodz

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Office of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish Council in the Lodz Ghetto, 1939 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1944); Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish council in Lodz (1940--1944); Office of the Gestapo, Lodz, 1940--1942 (1940--1944); Otto Bradfisch, Oberbuergermeister (Mayor) of Lodz, 1943--1944 (1943--1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 33: RG-63.02.84, Documents regarding acquisitions for the Chelmno extermination camp by authorities of Lodz, 1942--1943, July 16, 1942 -- August 24, 1943

These documents contain correspondence between the Nazi German authorities of Lodz regarding acquisition of goods for the Chelmno extermination camp.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; German administration of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Lodz ghetto administration; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Sonderkommando Kulmhof (Chelmno); Financial documents; Financial documents, 1939 -- 1945; Financial documents regarding the Lodz ghetto; Financial documents, bills, Lodz; Bone-crushing machine; Bone-crushing machine for Chelmno, Lodz, 1942; Van for Chelmno, Lodz, 1943; Acquisitions for Chelmno, Lodz, 1942--1943; Correspondence between German authorities of Lodz, 1939 -- 1944; Biebow, Hans; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Friedrich Wilhelm Ribbe, deputy of Hans Biebow, 1940 -- 1944; Dr. Alfons Rosse, vice-head of the Gestapo Lodz, 1942--1943

Creators:: A. Eisenbach, researcher and compiler of the documents related to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1945); Jewish Historical Commission in Poland (1944 -- 1947); Friedrich Wilhelm Ribbe, deputy of Hans Biebow, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); Office of Hans Biebow, chief of administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944 (1940 -- 1944); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944); Dr. Alfons Rosse, vice-head of the Gestapo Lodz, 1942--1943 (1942--1943); Office of the Oberbuergermeister (Mayor) of Lodz, 1943 (1939--1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 34: RG-63.02.16, Rumkowski performs wedding ceremony after abolition of the rabbinate, ca 1943, 1943

This picture shows Rumkowski performing a wedding ceremony on one side of the table, the bride and the groom on the other side and the wedding party in the background.

Subject/Index Terms:: Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish Marriage; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, photographs; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men; Jewish women of the Lodz Ghetto; Women in the ghettos; Photographs, Jewish women

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 35: RG-63.02.17, Rumkowski, appeal to to submit to deportation voluntarely , August 1944, Translation, August 15, 1944

This document contains an announcement by Chaim Rumkowski to convince the inhabitants of the Lodz ghetto to follow the deportations voluntarily.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; Deception in regards to deportations, Lodz; Documents with elements of deception and euphemism; Nazi-German deception; Orders, ordinances, announcements, German-occupied Poland; Orders, ordinances, announcements, Nazi Germany; Deportations from Lodz ghetto; Deportations from ghettos; Deportations from the Lodz Ghetto to the Auschwitz complex of camps, 1944; Lodz ghetto, deportations; Documents in German language; Narratives in German language; Documents in English language; Narratives in English language

Creators:: Chaim Rumkowski, Chairman of the Jewish council in Lodz (1940--1944); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 36: RG-63.02.18, Street map of the Lodz ghetto, 1940--1944

This document shows an elaborate street map of the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland); History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); City maps (street plans) of the interwar and wartime; Street plan (map) of the Lodz ghetto; Street map of the Lodz ghetto; Map, Lodz ghetto; Maps and border lines; Administrative and political maps, interwar, war-time and postwar period

Creators:: Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 37: RG-63.02.19, Lodz ghetto, Tailors at work, 1940--1944

The photo shows two men sowing German military uniforms in a tailoring workshop in the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Production of German military uniform in the tailoring workshops of Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Production of the German military uniform in the tailoring workshops of the Lodz ghetto; Tailors' workshops in the Lodz ghetto; Tailors workshops in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Businesses in the Lodz Ghetto; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Sewing workshop, Lodz ghetto; Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Photographs, Jewish men; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 38: RG-63.02.20, Two Jewish Ghetto Police, with elderly male, 1940--1944

This photo shows two members of the Jewish Order Police frisking an elderly Jewish man in the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish Police, Lodz Ghetto; Collaboration of Jewish Order Police in the ghettos with German administration; Collaboration of Jewish order police with German police and security forces in the ghettos; Jewish Order Police; Jewish Order Police in the Lodz Ghetto; Jewish Order police in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Frisking of ghetto inhabitants by the Jewish Order Police, Lodz; Collaboration in ghettos; Collaboration with German administration; collaboration in the Holocaust; Collaboration in the Lodz ghetto; Collaboration in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 39: RG-63.02.21, Rumkowski in the carriage, riding around the ghetto, 1940--1944

This photo shows Chaim Rumkowski riding through the ghetto on a horse-drawn carriage.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Germany (1939--1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, photographs; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 40: RG-63.02.22, German film crew in Lodz, 1940--1944

This photo shows a German film crew driving through the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Film crew in a ghetto, Lodz

Creators:: German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 41: RG-63.02.23, Rumkowski General Curfew Announcement, September 5, 1942, deportations began, September 5, 1942

This photograph shows an announcement of a general curfew in the Lodz ghetto during the deportations in September 1942 issued by Chaim Rumkowski.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; Curfew notice for Jews; Curfew, Lodz ghetto, 1942; Exemptions from the curfew, Lodz ghetto, 1942; Road and access passes, Lodz ghetto, 1942

Creators:: Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 42: RG-63.02.24, Jews near the bridge in the ghetto. The bridge connects ghetto parts, 1940--1944

This photo shows one of the bridges which connected the different parts of the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Pedestrian bridge in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Pedestrian bridges in the ghettos; Pedestrian bridges in the Lodz ghetto; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men; Photographs, Jewish women; Streets of the Lodz ghetto

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 43: RG-63.02.25, Jewish workers in a tayloring workshop, 1940--1944

The photo shows men working in a tailoring workshop in the Lodz ghetto, mostly producing German military uniforms.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Production of German military uniform in the tailoring workshops of Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Production of the German military uniform in the tailoring workshops of the Lodz ghetto; Tailors' workshops in the Lodz ghetto; Tailors workshops in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Businesses in the Lodz Ghetto; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Sewing workshop, Lodz ghetto; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 44: RG-63.02.26, Jewish policemen on the street, ghetto inhabitants are waiting in line, 1940--1944

This photo shows a Jewish Order Police man standing on the street, while many inhabitants are standing in a line on the sidewalk.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; day-to-day life in the Lodz Ghetto; Jewish Police, Lodz Ghetto; Collaboration of Jewish Order Police in the ghettos with German administration; Collaboration of Jewish order police with German police and security forces in the ghettos; Jewish Order Police; Jewish Order Police in the Lodz Ghetto; Jewish Order police in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men

Creators:: German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 45: RG-63.02.27, a German policeman at the rear ghetto entrance, the sign reads, Jewish district, access denied, 1940--1944

This photo shows a German policemen at an entrance of the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Warning signs, ghettos; Warning sign, ghetto Lodz; German Police and Security forces, 1939 --1945; German police and security forces, Poland; Ghettowache (Ghetto Guards); Safety installations, Lodz ghetto, 1940--1944; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 46: RG-63.02.28, a woman near the table, men and children with Jewish star, 1940--1944

This picture shows a woman, two men and two children standing in front of a building in the Lodz ghetto. The Jewish Stars on their clothes are clearly visible.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Streets of the Lodz ghetto; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Yellow Stars; Yellow stars and armbands, Poland, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish yellow stars in Germany in the course of the Second World War; Jewish yellow stars of David, Jewish badges and patches; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men; Jewish women of the Lodz Ghetto; Women in the ghettos; Photographs, Jewish women; Children in the ghettos; Children in the ghettos, photo-documents; Children in the Lodz ghetto; Children in the Lodz ghetto, photographs

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 47: RG-63.02.29, A man with a white rag, another man and two children, 1940--1944

This picture shows a man with a white rag, another man and two children standing in the Lodz ghetto behind the safety installations. One can see the Jewish star on the front and the back of their clothes.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Streets of the Lodz ghetto; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Yellow Stars; Yellow stars and armbands, Poland, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish yellow stars in Germany in the course of the Second World War; Jewish yellow stars of David, Jewish badges and patches; Safety installations, Lodz ghetto, 1940--1944; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men; Children in the ghettos; Children in the ghettos, photo-documents; Children in the Lodz ghetto; Children in the Lodz ghetto, photographs

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 48: RG-63.02.30, Children, Women, Men with Jewish star, 1940--1944

This photo shows a group of inhabitants of the Lodz ghetto in a way that reminds one of a group or family photograph.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Streets of the Lodz ghetto; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Yellow Stars; Yellow stars and armbands, Poland, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish yellow stars in Germany in the course of the Second World War; Jewish yellow stars of David, Jewish badges and patches; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men; Photographs, Jewish women; Jewish women of the Lodz Ghetto; Children in the ghettos; Children in the ghettos, photo-documents; Children in the Lodz ghetto; Children in the Lodz ghetto, photographs; Women in the ghettos

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 49: RG-63.02.31, People with Jewish star behind barbwire, 1940--1944

This photo shows a big group of inhabitants behind the safety installations of the Lodz ghetto. The Jewish stars are well recognizable on their clothes.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Streets of the Lodz ghetto; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Yellow Stars; Yellow stars and armbands, Poland, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish yellow stars in Germany in the course of the Second World War; Jewish yellow stars of David, Jewish badges and patches; Safety installations, Lodz ghetto, 1940--1944; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men; Photographs, Jewish women; Jewish women of the Lodz Ghetto; Women in the ghettos; Children in the ghettos; Children in the ghettos, photo-documents; Children in the Lodz ghetto; Children in the Lodz ghetto, photographs

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 50: RG-63.02.32, Jewish worker in a tailor's workshop, 1940--1944

This photo shows a man sowing clothes in a tailor`s workshop in the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Tailors' workshops in the Lodz ghetto; Tailors workshops in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Businesses in the Lodz Ghetto; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Sewing workshop, Lodz ghetto; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 51: RG-63.02.33, Central Prison, Awaiting Deportation, 1940--1944

This photo shows an old woman and many other inhabitants of the Lodz ghetto waiting behind a fence until deportation proceeds.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Central prison, Lodz; Collection points for the deportations, Lodz, 1944; Deportations from Lodz ghetto; Deportations from the Lodz Ghetto to the Auschwitz complex of camps, 1944; Lodz ghetto, deportations; Deportations from ghettos; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish women; Jewish women of the Lodz Ghetto; Women in the ghettos; Children in the ghettos; Children in the ghettos, photo-documents; Children in the Lodz ghetto; Children in the Lodz ghetto, photographs

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 52: RG-63.02.34, Chaim Rumkowski before his deportation to Auchwitz, 1940--1944

This photo shows Chaim Rumkowski in the foreground and other people in the background in front of a train, before their deportation to Auschwitz.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Deportations from ghettos; Deportations from Lodz ghetto; Deportations from the Lodz Ghetto to the Auschwitz complex of camps, 1944; Lodz ghetto, deportations; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, photographs; Chaim Rumkowski before his deportation, Lodz, 1944; Chaim Rumkowski before his deportation, Lodz, photographs, 1944; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men; Photographs, Jewish women; Jewish women of the Lodz Ghetto; Women in the ghettos

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 53: RG-63.02.35, Chaim Rumkowski oil painting, 1942

This oil painting shows Rumkowski levitating and ruminating in the nighttime sky above the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Pedestrian bridges in the ghettos; Pedestrian bridges in the Lodz ghetto; Streets of the Lodz ghetto; Painting, Chaim Rumkowski; Paintings

Creators:: Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); M. Schwarz (1942); Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 54: RG-63.02.36, Jewish Ghetto Firefighters brigade, 1940--1944

This photo shows the Jewish Firefighter Brigade on their vehicle in the streets of the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Streets of the Lodz ghetto; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Jewish Firefighter Brigade, Lodz ghetto; Firefighters in ghettos; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men

Creators:: German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 55: RG-63.02.37, Lodz Ghetto, a mail man, 1940--1944

This photo shows a mail man delivering a letter to an inhabitant of the ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Streets of the Lodz ghetto; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Yellow Stars; Yellow stars and armbands, Poland, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish yellow stars in Germany in the course of the Second World War; Jewish yellow stars of David, Jewish badges and patches; Mailman, Lodz ghetto; Postal service in the ghettos; Mailman, Lodz ghetto, photographs; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men

Creators:: Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 56: RG-63.02.38, Lodz Ghetto, Jewish seamstressess at work, 1940--1944

This photo shows two seamstresses in a workshop of the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Production of German military uniform in the tailoring workshops of Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Production of the German military uniform in the tailoring workshops of the Lodz ghetto; Tailors' workshops in the Lodz ghetto; Tailors workshops in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Businesses in the Lodz Ghetto; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Sewing workshop, Lodz ghetto; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Jewish women of the Lodz Ghetto; Women in the ghettos; Photographs, Jewish women; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 57: RG-63.02.39, Jewish women work at a tailoring shop, Lodz ghetto, 1941, 1941

This photo shows female workers in a tailoring workshop in the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish women of the Lodz Ghetto; Women in the ghettos; Photographs, Jewish women; Production of German military uniform in the tailoring workshops of Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Production of the German military uniform in the tailoring workshops of the Lodz ghetto; Tailors' workshops in the Lodz ghetto; Tailors workshops in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Businesses in the Lodz Ghetto; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Sewing workshop, Lodz ghetto; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 58: RG-63.02.41, Lodz Ghetto, Malka Szulc, Request to exempt from phisical labor, July 6, 1944

This document shows a request to the Interdepartmental Committee by Malka Szulc for being exempt from work due to her illness and need to care for her mother.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Polish, language; Documents in Polish language; German, language; Documents in German language; English, language; Documents in English language; Malka Szulc, inhabitant of the Lodz ghetto; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Sewing workshop, Lodz ghetto; Factories and workshops in the Lodz Ghetto; Businesses in the Lodz Ghetto; Tailors' workshops in the Lodz ghetto; Working, ghettos; Disease in ghettos; Request to be exempt from Labor, Lodz; Exemptions from labor, ghettos; Documents issued in the ghettos; Work-related documents issued in ghettos; Inter-ghetto correspondence, Lodz Ghetto; wartime correspondences

Creators:: Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Malka Szulc, inhabitant of the Lodz ghetto (1944); AL, Zespol PSZ (Collection: Chairman of Jewish Council of Elders) (1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 59: RG-63.02.42, Moving into the ghetto, Lodz, March 1940, March 1940

This photo shows Jews moving into the Lodz ghetto in March 1940, using all kinds of vehicles to drag their belongings through the snow on the street.

Subject/Index Terms:: Creation of the Lodz ghetto, 1940; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish women of the Lodz Ghetto; Photographs, Jewish women; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men; Streets of the Lodz ghetto

Creators:: Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Bundesarchiv, German Federal Archives (1952--today)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 60: RG-63.02.44, Perla Landowicz, request to exempt from work outside the ghetto, June -- July 1944

This document shows a request to the Interdepartmental Committee by Perla Landowicz for being exempt from work beyond the ghetto (probably a euphemism for deportation) due to an illness.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Polish, language; Documents in Polish language; German, language; Documents in German language; English, language; Documents in English language; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Working, ghettos; Disease in ghettos; Request to be exempt from Labor, Lodz; Exemptions from labor, ghettos; Documents issued in the ghettos; Work-related documents issued in ghettos; Inter-ghetto correspondence, Lodz Ghetto; wartime correspondences; medical doctors in the ghettos; Deportations from ghettos; Deportations from Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto, deportations; Exemptions from deportations; Starvation, ghettos; Starvation in the ghettos; Starvation in the Lodz ghetto; Ration cards

Creators:: Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); Perla Landowicz, inhabitant of the Lodz ghetto (1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 61: RG-63.02.45, Lodz ghetto, labor as a deception of deportation to Auschwitz, July 30, 1944

This document shows an announcement of the Lodz ghetto which states that large parts of the population will be called in for labor contributing to the defense of the Reich. However, these explanations only serve as deception technique for the deportations to Auschwitz.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Deception and propaganda about volunteer labor in Germany, 1941 -- 1945; Deception in regards to deportations, Lodz; Deception in the Lodz ghetto, Nazi-German administration; Documents with elements of deception and euphemism; Nazi-German deception; Nazi-German announcements in occupied Poland, 1939-1945; Orders, ordinances, announcements, German-occupied Poland; Orders, ordinances, announcements, Nazi Germany; Orders, ordinances, announcements issued by the German administration in the Lodz ghetto, 1940-1944; Arthur Greiser, Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of Wartheland, orders, 1939 -- 1944; Orders and announcements of Nazi-German administration in the occupied territories, 1939 -- 1945; Deportations from ghettos; Deportations from Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto, deportations; Deportations from the Lodz Ghetto to the Auschwitz complex of camps, 1944

Creators:: Arthur Greiser, Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of Wartheland, 1939 -- 1944 (1939 -- 1944); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945); German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 62: RG-63.02.47, Lodz ghtto, Children at a gate, 1940--1944

This photo shows women, men and children at an open gate in the Lodz ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Streets of the Lodz ghetto; Daily life in ghettos; Daily life in ghettos, Lodz; Day-to-day life in the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents; Yellow Stars; Yellow stars and armbands, Poland, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish yellow stars in Germany in the course of the Second World War; Jewish yellow stars of David, Jewish badges and patches; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men; Photographs, Jewish women; Jewish women of the Lodz Ghetto; Women in the ghettos; Children in the ghettos; Children in the ghettos, photo-documents; Children in the Lodz ghetto; Children in the Lodz ghetto, photographs

Creators:: German photographers in ghettos, 1939-1945 (1939-1945); Ghetto photographers (1939 --1945); Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 63: RG-63.02.49, Rumkowski, front row, D. Warszawaki, D.Fuchs, A. Jakubowicz, D. Gertler, S.Erlich, K. Sienicki, L.Rozenblat, H.Kaufmann, BL, Israel, 1940--1944

This photo shows Rumkowski and other important personalities of the Lodz ghetto gathered around a table.

Subject/Index Terms:: Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, group photograph; Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, photographs; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Photographs; Photographs, German-occupied Poland; Photographs, ghettos; Photographs, Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Yellow Stars; Yellow stars and armbands, Poland, 1939 -- 1945; Jewish yellow stars in Germany in the course of the Second World War; Jewish yellow stars of David, Jewish badges and patches; History of the Holocaust, photo-documents; Photographs, Jewish men; Photographs, Jewish women; Jewish women of the Lodz Ghetto; Women in the ghettos; Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; David Warszawski, director of the Judenrat's Tailors' Central Office (Textilabteilung), Lodz ghetto; Dora Fuchs, secretary of Rumkowski; Aron Jakubowicz, director of the labor workshops, Lodz ghetto; Dawid Gertler, chief of the Special Department (Sonderabteilung) of the Jewish ghetto police; S. Erlich, head of the statistics department, Lodz ghetto; Kiwa Sienicki, head of the employment office (Arbeitsresort), Lodz ghetto; Leon Rozenblat, head of the Ordnungsdienst (Jewish ghetto police), Lodz ghetto; Henryk Kaufmann, director of the Fire Department (Feuerwehr), Lodz ghetto; Judenrat (Jewish council), Lodz ghetto; Judenrat of Lodz Ghetto; Jewish Council (Judenrat) of the Lodz ghetto, photo-documents

Creators:: Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 64: RG-63.02.50, Lodz ghetto, The only way is to work, 1940--1944

This quote by Rumkowski illustrates his philosophy for surviving the Nazi time and guideline to leading the ghetto.

Subject/Index Terms:: Phenomenology of Chaim Rumkowski; Chaim Rumkowski, chairman of the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto; Rumkowski trust in Nazi-German administration of the Lodz Ghetto; The Role of Mordechaj Chaim Rumkowski in the Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Chronology of the Lodz Ghetto; History of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940 -- 1945; Lodz (Poland); Lodz, Litzmannstadt (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Poland (1939--1945); The Holocaust in Poland; Lodz ghetto; Germany (1939--1941); Germany (1939--1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); German, language; Hebrew, language

Creators:: Archival documents of other repositories (1939 --1945)