History & Research

Maps

View Lodz via MapQuest ( Latitude 51º 45´, Longitude 19º 28´ )
Interactive Map of Poland
Large current map of the Lodz region from Mapquest
The Kingdom of Poland before W.W.I, with post W.W.II borders
The Polish Provinces of the Russian Empire, 1902
New Provinces of Poland, as of 1 January 1999
Old City Plans of Lodz (in Polish)
Interactive City Plan of Lodz (in Polish), including Aleksandrow Lodzki, Konstantynow Lodzki, Pabianice and Zgierz; former Lodz ghetto, synagogues and cemeteries located in Quadrants No. 21 & No. 22
Military Map of Lodz and Vicinity, 1931
Lodz Heritage Churches and Shrines, with map of central Lodz, including locations of synagogues, from Lodz: A Short Guide, by Jan Salm and Jacek Wesolowski
Interactive Street Map of the Lodz Ghetto, from The Diary of Dawid Sierakowiak: Five Notebooks from the Lodz Ghetto, edited by Alan Adelson and translated by Kamil Turowski
Map of the Lodz Ghetto
Lodz Streets Database, including an alphabetical list of streets in the Lodz ghetto

A Jewish History of Lodz, Poland, by Daniel Kazez
Excerpt from the Encyclopedia of the Holocaust on Lodz
The Virtual Jewish History Tour of Lodz by Rebecca Weiner on the Jewish Virtual Library website.
Virtual Jewish Lodz Web Site, by noted Lodz historian, Jacek Walicki (in Polish and some English); bookmark this extensive site to explore later
Lodz: A Short Guide, by Jan Salm and Jacek Wesolowski: an excellent history of Lodz, with timeline, points of interest, maps and links
For information on surrounding communities, see:
- Towns in the Lodz Area Research Group
- The JewishGen Yizkor Book Translation Project
Jewish History of Poland, from Heritage Films
Jewish-Polish Heritage, by Mike Rosenzweig, Ph. D.