66th Anniversary of Liquidation of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto in Łódź
The City of Łódź and the Jewish Community in Łódź invites you to the commemoration ceremony of the 66th Anniversary of Liquidation of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto in Łódź
Program August 29, 2010
3.00 pm
Prayers at the Jewish Cemetery, ul. Bracka 40
4.00 pm
Ceremony at the Radegast Station, Al. Pamięci Ofiar Litzmannstadt Getto 12:
speeches
laying of wreaths
opening of the exhibitions: ”The Borderline”, ”The Chest of the Schwarz Family”
Uniqueness of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto
In October 1939 the Germans started establishing ghettos in the occupied territory of Poland. Ghettos played an important role in the Jewish extermination policy. They were filled with Polish and Western Europe Jewish deportees. The ghettos differed in length of existence, sizes, internal organization, forms and living conditions. The Germans called them “ death boxes” (Todeskiste). Łódź belonged to Wartheland and the Germans changed its name into Litzmannstadt in memory of general Karl Litzmann who won the battle near Brzeziny during the WWI.
In October 1939 the Germans started establishing ghettos in the occupied territory of Poland. Ghettos played an important role in the Jewish extermination policy. They were filled with Polish and Western Europe Jewish deportees. The ghettos differed in length of existence, sizes, internal organization, forms and living conditions. The Germans called them “ death boxes” (Todeskiste). Łódź belonged to Wartheland and the Germans changed its name into Litzmannstadt in memory of general Karl Litzmann who won the battle near Brzeziny during the WWI.