Lodz & Litzmannstadt Jewish Ghetto Private Tour, ?ód? Ghetto, Warsaw

Event

WHEN Friday 3 January to Friday 10 January

ADDRESS ?ód? Ghetto Directions

Explore Lodz on a private tour where you will learn about its important history as you walk through its surviving WWII Jewish Ghetto and picturesque city center.

Highlights

Learn about the history of Polish Jews at the Litzmannstadt Ghetto
Listen about tragic events of WWII while visiting Radegast Station
Admire the splendid pre-war buildings with richly decorated facades in the city center
Explore the maze of former factories and workshops of this once industrial mecca

Description

Discover the cultural relevance and unique architecture of Lodz, Poland’s third-largest city, on a private tour that commemorates the tragic history of the Jewish Ghetto enacted during World War II. Depart Warsaw on a 1.5-hour drive to Lodz, which was the once center of the polish industry and was referred to as the Promised Land or the Polish Manchester. Learn about its grim history during World War II, where, under Nazi control, it was annexed and its name changed to Litzmannstadt. Walk around the Jewish Ghetto, where over 200.000 Polish Jews were retained, and unfortunately only a few survived. See how this historic district has survived and now serves a memorial, commemorating the tragic events of the Holocaust. Explore the maze of factories and workshops that contrast with the splendid pre-war buildings with richly decorated facades found in the picturesque city center.