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A woman wrapped in a square woolen shawl (such shawls were factory produced to keep working-class women warm) gets help at a "Drop of Milk" station. Supporting a happy baby with one arm, she displays in her opposite hand the impressive bottle of milk…

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A young girl wearing a chequered dress proudly holds up an oversized bottle of milk. Buildings from one of Łódź's poor districts are visible in the background.

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Tired, overworked women with small children stand in line at a "Drop of Milk" station in an impoverished Łódź courtyard. Each woman has come with an empty vessel for receiving milk. All are shabbily dressed. Their square woolen worker's shawls (such…

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By the end of the 19th century, the amateur choral movement took root, with organizations such as "Lira," "Hazomir" and "Szir" sprouting in small towns and big cities. In Łódź, "Hazomir" was established in 1899 as the Jewish Literary and Musical…

Yidl_mitn_fidl_from_the_beginning_till_minut.mp4
Re-mastered at the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University

Der_dibuk_way_to_the_cemetery.mp4
Re-mastered at the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University

Film4 Der dibuk Death dance min 77 till min 78.mp4
Re-mastered at the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University

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The Łódź fire brigade purchased its first gasoline-fueled fire engines and pumps between 1920 and 1925. Until 1926 these operated alongside the traditional horse-drawn fleet. In 1935, 5 new fire trucks, 10 tankers, a passenger vehicle, breathing…

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This shot, taken somewhere in the southerly, industrial part of Łódź (in the vicinity of Górny Rynek), offers a panoramic view of the city's northwest region with its many smoking chimneys. In the distance one can make out the familiar shape of a…

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One of the houses located on the Old Market Square as viewed from its rear courtyard. While many residences in the Old Town seemed quite presentable from the front, sadly, some backyards were the very image of poverty and desolation.