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Lodz, Poland
The city of Lodz was home to the second-largest Jewish community in prewar Poland. In early 1940, the Jewish population of Lodz--approximately 160,000 people--were sealed in the Lodz ghetto, where they performed forced labor in factories and workshops established within the ghetto. Lodz was the last ghetto in German-occupied Poland to be liquidated. In August 1944, the remaining c. 75,000 inhabitants of the Lodz ghetto were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Jack Adler and his family lived in the Lodz ghetto from August 194 until its liquidation in August 1944, when they were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Lida, Poland [Belarus]
The city of Lida in what is today Belarus has been ruled by Lithuania, Poland, and Russia since the 13th century. After World War I, it was ceded to Poland until eastern Poland was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1939. In 1941, Lida fell under Nazi control. After World War II, it became part of the U.S.S.R. After the Bielski partisans were liberated by Soviet troops in July 1944, Paula Burger and her family lived in Lida for approximately one year before migrating westward towards Germany and the American zone of occupation.
Chicago, IL
Paula Burger and her family settled in Chicago in mid-1949.
Williamsport, PA
Henry Lowenstein's family immigrated from Berlin to the United States in 1946 and settled in Williamsport. Henry joins them there in July 1947.
This map features a selection of locations that figure in the history of the Holocaust. This is not a comprehensive map. The featured locations were selected based on their relevance to the Survival & Witness project. Many sites have been omitted due to the limited scope of this project; new locations will be added as the project is expanded.