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The Brzeziny town synagogue which was destroyed by the Nazis during the war.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 12231
The Brzeziny town synagogue which was destroyed by the Nazis during the war. Located near Lodz, the town of Brzeziny had a Jewish majority - 6,850 of 13,000 inhabitants as late as 1939. During the Nazi occupation a ghetto was established (Feb. 1940) which held nearly 6,000 people and was liquidated on 19 - 20 May 1942. Elderly Jews were sent to Chelmno and the rest to the Lodz ghetto.

The Brzeziny town synagogue which was destroyed by the Nazis during the war.

Located near Lodz, the town of Brzeziny had a Jewish majority - 6,850 of 13,000 inhabitants as late as 1939. During the Nazi occupation a ghetto was established (Feb. 1940) which held nearly 6,000 people and was liquidated on 19 - 20 May 1942. Elderly Jews were sent to Chelmno and the rest to the Lodz ghetto.

Date
1933 - 1939
Locale
Brzeziny, [Lodz] Poland
Variant Locale
Breziny
Loewenstadt
Photo Designation
LIFE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST -- Poland -- Religious Life/Weddings
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Adele Rapaport

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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Adele Rapaport
 
Record last modified: 2020-12-04 00:00:00
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