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Lodz, Poland, The ghetto custodial department: photographs of chimney sweeps.

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On the bottom left - the department's badge. On the upper left - a chimney sweep carrying ropes on his back. Metal balls were tied to the ropes, and lowered to open chimneys.
Lodz, Poland, Two albums of the statistical yearbook prepared for the ghetto Judenrat for the years 1940-1941.
Lodz, Poland, The title page for data concerning the administration department of the ghetto Judenrat.
In the circle - the ghetto map, with a marking of the ghetto administration offices. In the photographs: on the upper left - Dora Fuchs, main secretary of Rumkowski, the chairman of the Judenrat. On the upper row, from right to left: Miczislaw Rozenblat (head of the central bills management, Mars 1941 - 28/08/1942, and later - a member of the Kontroll Kommission, the high chamber of control), S. Ser (according to Abraham Michrowski, Dr. Salomon Ser was in charge of the ghetto Judenrat accounts department) and W. Frank. On the bottom row, from right to left: H. B. Litwin (one of Rumkowski's...
Archival Signature : 15884/147
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto fire department: roll-calls and equipment.
Archival Signature : 15884/146
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto fire department.
Archival Signature : 15884/145
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto fire department.
Archival Signature : 15884/144
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto central prison.
Archival Signature : 15884/143
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto police.
The Jewish police was in charge of order maintenance within the ghetto domain. The Jewish police included, among other departments, a criminal investigation department (the "kripo"), a preliminary inquiry department, the prosecutor's office, and legal department. The police took part in the "Sperre" - the deportation of the elderly, the sick and children under the age of ten from the ghetto in September 1942. During the deportation, about 180 children were hidden, among them - children of policemen.
Archival Signature : 15884/142
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, The ghetto magistrate's court, and the proclamation concerning its opening on 16/03/1941.
Proclamations were published in the ghetto in Yiddish, Polish and German.
Archival Signature : 15884/141
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto court.
Archival Signature : 15884/140
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, The title page for data of the ghetto safety at work division.
Seen in the photographs, from left to right: lawyer Henryk Neftalin, lawyer S. Jakobsohn, Leon Rosenblatt. On the bottom right: M. Chojnowski.
Archival Signature : 15884/139
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, The ghetto gas department: department's signs and use of gas for cooking.
Archival Signature : 15884/138
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto electricity department.
Archival Signature : 15884/137
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, The title page for data concerning the ghetto electricity and gas department.
Seen in the photographs, from left to right: Ing. Weinberg, A. Jakubowicz, and on the bottom right - Ch. Ekstajn.
Archival Signature : 15884/136
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of a post office in the ghetto.
Archival Signature : 15884/135
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of package distribution at the ghetto post office.
Archival Signature : 15884/134
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs: a postman, and workers of the ghetto post department.
Archival Signature : 15884/133
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto post department.
Archival Signature : 15884/132
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto agriculture department's work.
Archival Signature : 15884/131
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto agriculture department's work.
Archival Signature : 15884/130
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto public works department.
Archival Signature : 15884/129
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto public works department.
Archival Signature : 15884/128
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, The custodial department: transporters of excrement in the ghetto.
Archival Signature : 15884/127
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of workers of the ghetto custodial department.
On the right - probably a street sweeper.
Archival Signature : 15884/126
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, The ghetto custodial department: photographs of chimney sweeps.
On the bottom left - the department's badge. On the upper left - a chimney sweep carrying ropes on his back. Metal balls were tied to the ropes, and lowered to open chimneys.
Archival Signature : 15884/125
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Evaluating objects at the ghetto bank.
Archival Signature : 15884/124
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Evaluating objects at the ghetto bank.
Archival Signature : 15884/123
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Paper money used in the ghetto.
In the photograph on the bottom right - people in a bank.
Archival Signature : 15884/122
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, The title page for data of the ghetto economics and maintenance department.
In the photographs - members of the department personnel. From right to left: W. Binensztok, Ch. Eksztajn.
Archival Signature : 15884/121
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Pupils working in a workshop at the ghetto technical high school.
Archival Signature : 15884/120
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, A workshop at the ghetto technical high school.
Archival Signature : 15884/119
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
Lodz, Poland, Photographs of the ghetto central selling place.
Archival Signature : 15884/118
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Lodz, Poland, Two Albums of the Statistical Yearbook Prepared for the Ghetto Judenrat for the Years 1940-1941.relatedAlbum
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Lodz, Poland, The ghetto's annual statistical report, December 1940-April 1941.
Related Collection
Lodz, Poland, Two albums of the statistical yearbook prepared for the ghetto Judenrat for the years 1940-1941.
Archival Signature
15884/125
Credit
Yad Vashem
Place
Lodz,Ghetto,Poland
Date of Accession
01/01/1960
Type of material
Photograph
Album Number
FA74B/44
Subjects
Ghettos
Forced Labor
Buildings
Badge of Shame