End of the Łódź Ghetto
Longest-Lasting Ghetto in Nazi-Occupied Poland The Łódź Ghetto—established in early 1940 and also known as the Litzmannstadt Ghetto—enclosed Jewish district during the Nazi occupation. Since 1942, it was strictly converted into a forced labor camp. For the Wehrmacht and German companies, production in the ghetto was highly profitable. For this reason, it became the longest-operating […]