Pinkas Hakehillot Poland :Lodz

“Lodz” - Encyclopedia of Jewish
Communities in Poland, Volume I
(Poland)
51°45' / 19°28'

Translation of Pinkas Hakehillot Polin

Published in Jerusalem

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Lodz

(District of Lodz)

Translated by Morris Gradel

Year Total Population Jews

1793/94 190 11

1808 434 58

1827 2,837 397

1857 24,655 2,886

1897 309,853 98,386

1921 451,974 156,155

1931 604,629 202,696

9.1939 approx. 672,000 approx. 233,000

1.5.1940 (?) 163,777

1.10.1941 (?) 143,800

1.12.1941 (?) 163,623

1.6.1942 (?) 104,470

1.10.1942 (?) 89,446

1.1.1943 (?) 87,615

1.6.1944 (?) 76,701

October 1944 (?) approx. 900

Table of Contents

I. The Beginnings of Jewish Settlement in Lodz (until 1820)

II. The Jews of Lodz in the Years 1820-1864

A. The Struggle for Dwelling Rights. Establishment of the Jewish Quarter

B. The Economic and Occupational Structure of the Jews and their Material Situation

C. Way of Life, Society, and Religion

III. Jewish Settlement in Lodz: 1864-1914

a. The Beginning of Industrialization and Proletarization

b. The Jews in Industry and Crafts Until World War I

c. Jewish Proletarization in Lodz and the Special Nature of the Jewish Proletariat

d. Political and Social Organizations of the Jews in Lodz until 1914

e. Education and Culture

f. The Community and Religious Life

IV. The Jews of Lodz During the First World War

V. The Jews of Lodz Between the Two Wars

a. The Economic and Social Condition of the Jews of Lodz

b. Anti-Semitism

c. The Community and Religious Life

d. Parties and Politics

e. Education and Culture

f. Cultural Personalities of the Lodz Jewish Population

VI. The Jews of Lodz in the Second World War

a. The Jews in Occupied Lodz until the Enclosure of the Ghetto (1.9.39 - 30.4.1940).

1. Persecution

2. A New Community Authority - the Judenrat

3. Jewish Administration and Organization of Public Life until the Enclosure of the Ghetto

b. The Ghetto of Lodz in the "Period of Transition" (May-October 1940)

1. Area and Population Density of the Ghetto

2. Living Conditions After the Establishment of the Ghetto, and the Jewish Administrations Efforts to Better Them

c. The Ghetto's "Autonomy" Period (October 1940 - September 1942)

1. Production and Employment

2. Confiscation of Property

3. Supply

4. Health and Health Services in the Ghetto

5. Education and Child Care

6. Cultural Life

7. Religious Life

8. Political and Social Organizations; and Mutual Aid

9. Deportation from the Ghetto and the Arrival of Displaced Persons (1940-1942)

d. The Ghetto as a Labor Camp (September 1942-August 1944)

e. The End of the Ghetto

VII. The Jews in Lodz After the War

Map of the District of Lodz

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Year	Total Population	Jews
1793/94	190	11
1808	434	58
1827	2,837	397
1857	24,655	2,886
1897	309,853	98,386
1921	451,974	156,155
1931	604,629	202,696
9.1939	approx. 672,000	approx. 233,000
1.5.1940	(?)	163,777
1.10.1941	(?)	143,800
1.12.1941	(?)	163,623
1.6.1942	(?)	104,470
1.10.1942	(?)	89,446
1.1.1943	(?)	87,615
1.6.1944	(?)	76,701
October 1944	(?)	approx. 900

I.		The Beginnings of Jewish Settlement in Lodz (until 1820)

II.		The Jews of Lodz in the Years 1820-1864
	A.	The Struggle for Dwelling Rights. Establishment of the Jewish Quarter
	B.	The Economic and Occupational Structure of the Jews and their Material Situation
	C.	Way of Life, Society, and Religion

III.		Jewish Settlement in Lodz: 1864-1914
	a.	The Beginning of Industrialization and Proletarization
	b.	The Jews in Industry and Crafts Until World War I
	c.	Jewish Proletarization in Lodz and the Special Nature of the Jewish Proletariat
	d.	Political and Social Organizations of the Jews in Lodz until 1914
	e.	Education and Culture
	f.	The Community and Religious Life

IV.		The Jews of Lodz During the First World War

V.		The Jews of Lodz Between the Two Wars
	a.	The Economic and Social Condition of the Jews of Lodz
	b.	Anti-Semitism
	c.	The Community and Religious Life
	d.	Parties and Politics
	e.	Education and Culture
	f.	Cultural Personalities of the Lodz Jewish Population

VI.		The Jews of Lodz in the Second World War

	a.	The Jews in Occupied Lodz until the Enclosure of the Ghetto (1.9.39 - 30.4.1940).
		1. Persecution
		2. A New Community Authority - the Judenrat
		3. Jewish Administration and Organization of Public Life until the Enclosure of the Ghetto

	b.	The Ghetto of Lodz in the "Period of Transition" (May-October 1940)
		1. Area and Population Density of the Ghetto
		2. Living Conditions After the Establishment of the Ghetto, and the Jewish Administrations Efforts to Better Them

	c.	The Ghetto's "Autonomy" Period (October 1940 - September 1942)
		1. Production and Employment
		2. Confiscation of Property
		3. Supply
		4. Health and Health Services in the Ghetto
		5. Education and Child Care
		6. Cultural Life
		7. Religious Life
		8. Political and Social Organizations; and Mutual Aid
		9. Deportation from the Ghetto and the Arrival of Displaced Persons (1940-1942)

	d.	The Ghetto as a Labor Camp (September 1942-August 1944)

	e.	The End of the Ghetto

VII.		The Jews in Lodz After the War

		Map of the District of Lodz