| Ghettos in occupied Poland

"People with work cards were left behind, the rest were deported..." | Piotrków Trybunalski Ghetto

The first ghetto in occupied Poland (and Europe) was established by the Germans on October 8, 1939, in Piotrków Trybunalski.

"A dull anxiety tormented us..." | Radom Ghetto

The first documents confirming the presence of Jews in Radom date back to 1567. In 1724, the city received the privilege de non tolerandis Judaeis.

"The streets seemed to be deserted." The Łódź Ghetto and its destruction in August 1944.

The first Jews moved to Łódź at the end of the 18th century. A period of their accelerated influx into the city began

"The entire transport went to Bełżec" | Rzeszów Ghetto

In December 1941, a ghetto was established in Rzeszów, where approximately 11-16 Jews were detained. It was liquidated in the summer of 1942 as part of the Aktion

"Each of them asked their own people before leaving to write..." | Tarnów Ghetto

The beginnings of Jewish settlement in Tarnów, located 90 kilometers east of Krakow, date back to the 15th century. In the following centuries,

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