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

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

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    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 Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Adele Rapaport

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    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Provenance: Adele Rapaport

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