Łódź Ghetto
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The Łódź Ghetto was a major Nazi-established Jewish ghetto in occupied Poland, known for its harsh conditions, forced labor, and role as a key site in the Holocaust.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Łódź Ghetto canonical | 11 |
| Litzmannstadt Ghetto | 1 |
| Lodz Ghetto | 1 |
| Lodz ghetto | 1 |
| Lodzer Ghetto | 1 |
| Łódź Ghetto during World War II | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ghetto
ⓘ
Nazi ghetto in occupied Poland ⓘ |
| administratedBy |
German civil authorities
ⓘ
Gestapo ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Łódź Ghetto
ⓘ
surface form:
Litzmannstadt Ghetto
|
| characterizedBy |
disease
ⓘ
extreme overcrowding ⓘ forced labor ⓘ severe deprivation ⓘ starvation ⓘ |
| connectedToEvent |
Final Solution
ⓘ
Holocaust ⓘ |
| containsPopulation |
Austrian Jews
ⓘ
Czech Jews ⓘ German Jews ⓘ Polish Jews ⓘ Roma ⓘ Sinti ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| deportationDestination |
AuschwitzBirkenau
ⓘ
surface form:
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Chelmno ⓘ
surface form:
Chelmno extermination camp
|
| economicFunction |
industrial workshops
ⓘ
major forced-labor center ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| established | February 1940 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Judenrat (Jewish Council)
ⓘ
surface form:
Judenrat
|
| hasType | closed ghetto ⓘ |
| headOfJudenrat | Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski ⓘ |
| lastDeportations | 1944-08 ⓘ |
| liberated | 1945-01-19 ⓘ |
| liberatedBy | Red Army ⓘ |
| liquidationBegan | 1942 ⓘ |
| liquidationCompleted | 1944-08 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
German-occupied Poland
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
Wartheland ⓘ Łódź ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Karl Litzmann ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1942 deportations to Chelmno
ⓘ
September 1942 "Gehsperre" action ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski ⓘ |
| populationPeak | over 160000 Jews ⓘ |
| populationPeakDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| precededBy | ghettoization of Łódź Jews ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | rest of Łódź by barbed wire and fences ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-02-08 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Holocaust research
ⓘ
historical memorials in Łódź ⓘ survivor testimonies ⓘ |
| survivorCountApproximate | about 7000–10000 ⓘ |
| timeInExistence | one of the longest-lasting ghettos in occupied Poland ⓘ |
| victimCountApproximate | over 100000 murdered ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chełmno extermination camp
subject surface form:
Łódź Ghetto Jews
this entity surface form:
Litzmannstadt Ghetto
this entity surface form:
Lodz Ghetto
subject surface form:
Judenrat
this entity surface form:
Lodz ghetto
subject surface form:
Wartheland
this entity surface form:
Lodzer Ghetto