Transport from Pabianice, Ghetto, Poland to Lodz, Ghetto, Poland on 24/06/1942

The town of Pabianice (Pabianitz; in 1939–1940, Burgstadt), 15 kilometers southwest of Łódź, was occupied by the Wehrmacht on September 8, 1939, and incorporated into Landkreis Lask (Łask County). It had an estimated population of between 8,500 and 9,000 Jews, who accounted for approximately 18 percent of the town’s population. They were immediately required to wear the yellow star on their clothes. On September 13, the Jewish New Year, the main synagogue was destroyed, and the building converted into a stable. A Judenrat was set up under the leadership of Jechil Rubinsztejn. Jewish properties were confiscated and most Jews herded into an open ghetto, established on specific streets in the old town of Pabianice in mid-February 1940. The first deportation occurred on May 23, 1941, when 231 young men were sent to the Łódź ghetto and from there to labor camps. From February 1942, following the decisions made at the Wannsee Conference one month earlier, the policy towards ghettos shifted. Rather than completely liquidating these smaller communities, it was decided that selections would be conducted, singling out those Jews deemed fit for labor. Thus, in February 1942, the Gestapo ordered that all ghetto inhabitants undergo a medical examination. During this process, the naked Jews were examined and subsequently divided. Those considered able-bodied were marked with an "A"; those considered unfit for work were labelled "B.” ...