Towns

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Current Town Name	Variant Name(s)	Estimated pre-war Jewish Population	Per Cent Jewish	Latitude /  Longitude	Contact Person
Aleksandrow Lodzki	Aleksandrow, Aleksander	3,500	33%	51°49'/19°18'	Elaine Farran
Andrzejow  Pinkas Hakehillot		99		51°44'/19°41'
Aurelow Pinkas Hakehillot		unknown		50°55'/18°21'
Baluty (now part of Lodz)	Balut, Baluti			51°48'/19°28'	Elaine Farran
Bedkow  Pinkas Hakehillot	Bendkov	228		51°35'/19°45'
Belchatow KehilaLink Yizkor Book Pinkas Hakehillot	Belchatov, Belkhatov	6,000	60%	51°22'/19°23'	Roni Seibel Liebowitz
Biala Rawska Yizkor Book	Biala Katan, Biala Poschet, Biala Ravska	1,429		51°48'/20°29'
Bielawy	Bielavi			52°04'/19°39'	Sheila Salo
Boleslawiec		546		51°12'/18°12'
Bolimow	Bolimov	259		52°05'/20°10'
Bruzyca (now part of Aleksandrow Lodzki)				51°49'/19°19'
Brzeziny Yizkor Book	Brzeziny, Berzin, Bezhezhin, Brezhin, Breziny, Bzhezini, Bzheziny, Brzezany, Berzhan, Bzhezhin, Loewenstadt (Löwenstadt) (G)	6,850	53%	51°48'/19°45'	Fay Bussgang, Judith Silver
Brzeznica (see Nowa Brzeznica) KehilaLink
Burzenin  Pinkas Hakehillot		180		51°28'/18°50'
Dabie  Pinkas Hakehillot	Dambia, Dambye, Dombe, Dombie, Dombye, Dabie Miasto	1,163		52°05'/18°50'
Dabrowice  Pinkas Hakehillot	Dombrovitz	184		51°26'/20°06'
Dobra Place of Remembrance (with photos and story) Survivor testimony (complete book on-line) Pinkas Hakehillot		approx. 1,000		51°55'/18°37'	Leon Weintraub
Dzialoszyn  Pinkas Hakehillot	Chernokinits, Dzyaloshin	1,909		51°07'/18°52'	Alex Korn, Gloria Berkenstat Freund
Glowno Zchor website Pinkas Hakehillot	Glovna, Glovno			51°58'/19°44'
Gora Wisniowa	Wisniowa Gora	56		51°43'/19°38'
Gorzkowice (see Piotrkow Trybunalski Yizkor book)		648		51°13'/19°36'
Grocholice (now part of Belchatow) Pinkas Hakehillot	Grocholitza	51 (in 1921)		51°20'/19°22'
Inowlodz Zchor website Pinkas Hakehillot		408		51°32'/20°13'
Jezow	Yezhov	1,048		51°49'/19°58'
Kamiensk KehilaLink (see Radomsko Yizkor Book)	Kaminsk			51°13'/19°30'	Victor Breitburg
Kielczyglow	Kieltchiglov, Kielsztyglov	241		51°14'/18°59'
Kleszczew		232		51°14'/19°18'
Kolumna				51°37'/19°11'	Orit Lavi
Koluszki	Kalushki, Kolushki	387		51°46'/19°48'
Koniecpol Pinkas Hakehillot	Konietzpol, Konyetspol, Sadeh Hadash (H)	approx. 1,100		50°47'/19°41'	Shabsa Liss
Konstantynow Lodzki (now a suburb of Lodz) Pinkas Hakehillot Jewish Cemetery	Konstantynow	942		51°45'/19°20'	Henry Zandberg
Krosniewice (see Kutno)				52°15'/19°11'
Kutno Memorial website Pinkas Hakehillot		6,784	25%	52°14'/19°22'	J. Klingbeil
Lask KehilaLink	Laski, Lusk	3,864	64%	51°35'/19°08'	Bruce Morgenstern, Alex Korn
Leczyca	Lentschütz (G)	4,300	33%	51°28'/19°20'
Lodz KehilaLink Yizkor Book Pinkas Hakehillot Lodz Cemetery Boards Museum of Family History	Lodzh (Y); Lodsch (G), Litzmannstadt or Litzmanstadt (G)	223,000	34%	51°45'/19°28'	Joe Ross
Lowicz	Lovich, Loyvitch, Luyvich	4,517		52°07'/19°56'	Smadar Gilboa
Lutomiersk (now a suburb of Lodz) Pinkas Hakehillot	Lutamiersk	750		51°45'/19°13'	Marcos Frid
Lututow  Pinkas Hakehillot	Lititov, Lututov	1,446		51°22'/18°26'	Morris Wirth
Lyszkowice Pinkas Hakehillot	Liskovitz	545		51°59'/19°55'
Nowa Brzeznica/Brzeznica KehilaLink (see also Radomsko Yizkor book)	Brzeznica, Berenthal (G)		60%	51°05'/19°11'	Gloria Berkenstat Freund
Nowe Miasto nad Pilica	Neishtat Oif der Piltza (Y)	1,667		51°38'/20°35'
Osjakow	Osiakow, Shakev (Y)	approx. 700		51°17'/18°48'
Ozorkow	Ozorkov	5,000	33%	51°58'/19°17'	Jorge Madrowicz
Pabianice Zchor website	Pabenits, Pabjanice, Pabyanets, Pabyanitse	7,336		51°40'/19°22'	Judith Saltz Silberg, Mark Shilling
Pajeczno	Payentchno	618		51°09'/19°00'	Gloria Berkenstat Freund
Parzeczew	Parzentchev	174		51°57'/19°13'
Piatek	Piontka	1,291		52°04'/19°29'	Sheila Salo
Piotrkow Trybunalski KehilaLink Yizkor book	Petrokov (R), Petrikau (G), Petrikov, Petrokow, Piotrkuv, Pyetrkov	18,000	33%	51°24'/19°41'	Marla Waltman Daschko, Alex Korn
Plawno (see also Radomsko Yizkor book)	Palovna	566		50°59'/19°28'	Gloria Berkenstat Freund
Poddebice Pinkas Hakehillot	Podembice, Podembitza	1,333		51°53'/18°57'
Popien, see Brzeziny				51°48'/19°55'
Praszka	Prashka, Prashke, Prashki, Praska	1,663		51°03'/18°28'	Mark Shilling
Przyglow	Pshiglov	5		51°23'/19°50'
Radogoszcz (see Lodz)		188		51°49'/19°27'
Radomsko KehilaLink Yizkor book Manuscript	Radomsk (Y), Novoradomsk(R), Naya Radomsk(Y), Nowo Radomsko	7,774	55%	51°04'/19°27'	Gloria Berkenstat Freund
Rawa Mazowiecka	Rava, Rava Mazovietzk, Rave Mazovyetsk, Rawa Mazowiecki	3,018		51°46'/20°15'
Rozprza, (see Piotrkow  Trybunalski)	Rospesha, Rospsza	546		51°18'/19°38'
Ruda Pabianicka	Ruda Pabianitzka, Ruda Pabjanicka			51°42'/19°27'
Rzgow Pinkas Hakehillot		approx. 93		52°09'/18°03'
Sieradz Pinkas Hakehillot	Seradz, Sheeradz, Sheredz, Shiradz, Schieratz (G)	5,000	40%	51°36'/18°45'	Morris Wirth
Skierniewice	Skernevitsy, Skernyevits, Skernevits, Skiernivitz, Skirnivitz	4,333		51°58'/20°09'	Aubrey Jacobus, Aron Meron-Michowski
Sobota		356		52°07'/19°41'	Jeff Maynard
Srocko	Srotzko, Srock Czastkowy, Srock Prywatny, Srocko Prywatne	119		51°32'/19°38'
Strykow	Strikov	1,998		51°54'/19°36'
Sulejow Pinkas Hakehillot (see also Piotrkow Trybunalski Yizkor book)	Silev (Y), Siliyov, Suliyov	2,133 (in 1921)		51°22'/19°53'
Sulmierzyce	Silmerzitz, Sulmerzhitza	343		51°11'/19°12'
Szadek Pinkas Hakehillot	Shadek	479		51°41'/18°59'
Szczercow  Pinkas Hekehillot	Shtchertzov, Stertzev	3,200	64%	51°20'/19°07'	Joe Ross
Tomaszow Mazowiecki  Yizkor Book Jewish Cemetery book	Tomashov, Tomashov Khadash, Tomashov Pyetrikov (Pyetrikov, Piotrkov), Tomashov Ravski, Tomashuv Mazovyetsk (Mazovyetski),	13,000		51°32'/20°01'	Hadassah Lipsius
Tuszyn	Tushin	1,271		51°36'/19°33'	Leah Jordan Bisel, Alex Korn
Ujazd	Ujest	792		50°23'/18°21'	Shloimie Richman
Uniejow	Uniayev	1,100		51°58'/18°48'	Richard Halon
Warta Yizkor Book The Jewish Cemetery Pinkas Hakehillot	Dvart (Y), Dvurt	2,025		51°42'/18°38'	Madeleine  Okladek
Widawa Pinkas Hakehillot	Vidava	773		51°26'/18°57'
Wielun KehilaLink Pinkas Hakehillot	Welungen (G)	4,818		51°13'/18°33'	Marcos Frid
Wieruszow	Verushev, Viroshov, Vyershuv, Vyerushov, Vyerushuv	1,903		51°17'/18°10'
Wiskitno (now part of the city of Lodz)				51°43'/19°33'	Jay Norwalk
Wola Krzystoporska  Pinkas Hakehillot	Vola Kshishtoporska	79		51°21'/19°35'
Wolborz Pinkas Hakehillot   (see also Radomsko Yizkor Book)	Volborzh	443		51°30'/19°50'
Zdunska Wola Yizkor Book Mailing List Pinkas Hakehillot	Zdinskivola, Zdunska Vola, Zdunska Volye, Zdunske Volye	9,330	34.5%	51°36'/18°56'	Daniel Wagner
Zelow KehilaLink	Zelav	1,816		51°28'/19°14'	Andrzej Selerowicz
Zgierz Yizkor Book  Pinkas Hakehillot Report on the Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Expulsion of the Jews of Zgierz	Zgerzh, Zgyerz	3,828		51°51'/19°25'	Joe Ross
Zloczew Yizkor Book	Zlotshev	1,959		51°25'/18°37'	Felicia Pietrkowski Zieff
Zychlin	Zakhlin, Zhekhlin, Zhichlin, Zhikhlin	2,701		52°15'/19°37'	Jeff Maynard, Sheila Salo

NOTE: Names of towns with published Yizkor Books, sections translated in Pinkas Hakehillot, and  special websites about the town are indicated.  If you know of any additional links that should be included on this page, please contact the LARG Help Team. 

KEY: R = Russian, Y = Yiddish, G = German, H = Hebrew
Yizkor Book= an online Yizkor Book translation is available for this town
Pinkas Hakehillot = Information about this town is translated in Pinkas Hakehillot (Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Poland, Lodz, Volume One)
 

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• Find your town's location with Shtetlseeker.
• For a list of all towns within a 30 mile radius of Lodz, go to Shtetlseeker Radius Search and enter latitude 51º 45´ and longitude 19º 28´.
• Find out what LDS microfilms of Jewish records exist for your town and nearby towns, based on geographic coordinates (use the coordinates provided in the table below).
• Family History Library Catalog Place Search: use a Place Search to find catalog entries about a place or records from a place; results include microfilmed Jewish, Evangelical and Roman Catholic records (useful for searching pre-1826 Church records that may include Jewish records among them), and books.
• KehilaLinks: Is there a KehilaLinks web site for your town? If not, consider creating your own KehilaLinks site.
• The Yizkor Book Project: Is there an online translation of a yizkor book for your town? If not, consider setting up a yizkor book translation project.
• View aerial photos of towns in the Lodz region, with short descriptions: Boleslawiec, Bolimow, Dzialoszyn, Konstantynow Lodzki, Krosniewice, Leczyca, Nowa Brzeznica, Opoczno, Ozorkow, Pabianice, Pajeczno, Piatek, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Przedborz, Radomsko, Rawa Mazowiecka, Sieradz, Strykow, Szczercow, Uniejow, Warta, Widawa, Wielun, Zgierz and Zloczew.
   

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