The Łódź Ghetto or Litzmannstadt Ghetto was a Nazi ghetto established by the German authorities for Polish Jews and Roma following the Invasion of Poland. It was the second-largest ghetto in all of German-occupied Europe after the Warsaw Ghetto. Situated in the city of Łódź, and originally intended as a preliminary step upon a more extensive plan of creating the Judenfrei province of Warthegau, the ghetto was transformed into a major industrial centre, manufacturing war supplies for Nazi Germany and especially for the Wehrmacht. The number of people incarcerated in it was increased further by the Jews deported from Nazi-controlled territories.
Jewish children inside the Łódź Ghetto, 1940
Resettlement of Jews to the ghetto area c. March 1940. Old Synagogue in the far background (no longer existing).
German and Jewish police guard at the entrance to the ghetto
Chaim Rumkowski delivering a speech in the ghetto, 1941–42
Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located 120 km (75 mi) south-west of Warsaw. As of 2023, Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's fourth largest city.
Image: Piotrkowska Street in Łodź during the celebrations of the 600th anniversary of granting Łódź city rights
Image: Łódź Fabryczna
Image: Łódź Pałac Izraela Poznańskiego
Image: Kościół Zesłania Ducha Świętego
