Ozorkow was a town in the Lodz district of Poland. In the early 1800's, Jews became prominent in the cotton industry. By 1900, the Jewish population was in excess of 5,800 (50% of the total). After the start of the war, over 5,000 Jews were confined to a ghetto where numerous workshops were opened to manufacture goods for the Germans. Beginning in 1941, Jews were sent to labor camps in the surrounding areas. In May, 1942, over 2,500 Jews were deported to Chelmno and Lodz. The remaining Jews were sent to Lodz in August, 1942.
Below are thumbnails of the front and back of a postcard sent by the Judisches Hilfskomitee (Jewish Help Committee) in Ozorkow to the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto, postmarked February 21, 1941. The typewritten message inquires about a Harry Warszawski. The cars bears a violet 2-line Judisches Hilfskomitte in Ozorkow cachets on the front and back. There is a short handwritten notation from Lodz in green. Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Postcard" in the left frame to return.
Spector, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust (2001), P. 959
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