The Łódź Ghetto (German: Ghetto Litzmannstadt) was the second-
largest ghetto (after the Warsaw Ghetto) established for Jews
and Roma in German-occupied Poland. Situated in the town of Łódź
and originally intended as a temporary gathering point for Jews,
the ghetto was transformed into a major industrial centre,
providing much needed supplies for Nazi Germany and especially
for the German Army. Because of its remarkable productivity, the
ghetto managed to survive until August 1944, when the remaining
population was transported to Auschwitz and Chełmno
extermination camp. It was the last ghetto in Poland to be
liquidated. - האנציקלופדיה של הגטאות, יד ושם - Model of the Łódź
Ghetto built between 1940 and 1944, buried, and unearthed after
the war by survivors