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The green areas in two Łódź city parks were offered up for use to the summer day camps. The first such a location was Prince Józef Poniatowski Park, and the second, established in the early 1920s, was the Park May 3rd, which served as a meeting place…

Summer day camps were held in two courses during the vacation months (July and August), on a daily basis (excluding holidays) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Camp attendees were entitled to three free meals a day. Here the photographer has happened upon…

The activities of the summer day-camp took place in the space of two large playing fields. A swimming pool was located nearby. Twin lounges were constructed next to the fields to serve the needs of the children. The photograph pictures the inside of…

In this photo we can see the Summer Theater building picturesquely nestled inside Staszica Park. Its stage was a bandshell left over from the 1912 Grand Craft Exhibition and transformed by the addition of an auditorium.

The building of the Polish YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) was constructed in 1935, and the swimming pool pictured here—the only covered pool in Łódź at the time—was opened for use in 1936. Sadly, however, Jews (dominant in swimming in those…

The Synagogue on Zachodna Street, which was given the name Wilker Shul, was the first Jewish sacral structure to be erected after the establishment of a "Jewish district." This synagogue, built between 1875 and 1878, housed the largest talmudic…

Built in the Moorish Style between 1863 and 1871, the Old Synagogue or Alte Szil was destroyed during World War II. Pfeiffer's photo conveys the full magnificence of the synagogue, which was among the most beautiful buildings in pre-war Łódź. Around…

The cloth is held at each side by temples, which hold the cloth tight. Note the “thorns” that prick the cloth.

This building, constructed in the 1890s by the Jewish Charitable Society, belonged to the Jewish Vocational School "Talmud Tora," where impoverished Jewish youth were able to receive an education. The Jewish industrialist Zygmunt Jarociński was one…

The school on Drewnowska Street was designed by the architect Wiesław Lisowski in the shape of a letter "H." The architectural form as a whole evokes the Neoclassical Style while its portico, supported by columns, alludes to the tradition of Polish…