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Life in the Lodz Ghetto - Documentary, Editorialized Photographs, Echoes and Reflections Resources

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Anschel Kalman Plagier was a spirited man, who despite his hardships as a WWI orphan, loved to sing and tell stories as a vivacious and loving father. His craftsmanship was revered by the local Jewish community and his talents as a businessman and custom tallit embroiderer were among his passions. His unconditional love for his daughter was made all the more clear with his sacrifices to make sure she was provided for in the horrid conditions of the Lodz Ghetto. He practiced many acts of courage and agency as he refused to take a leadership position among the Jewish police force in the ghetto and instead volunteered to help other families by translating complicated documents and distributing rations throughout his community. His legacy lived on through his daughter, Sara. Sara went on to survive Auschwitz, the Mittelstein slave labor camp and the humiliation of her rape at the hands of a Soviet soldier who liberated the camp. Later she moved to Israel, her father’s dream, and joined the military. Her account of her experiences went on to inspire others to speak out about their personal accounts of suffering to ensure that the events of the Holocaust will never be forgotten.

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Anschel’s daughter’s account of her survival in the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz were published in her memoir Struggle or Stolen Years. Other personal accounts include diary entries found at Auschwitz and the photographic work of Henryk Ross corroborate Sara Zyskind’s Stolen Years to give us a first-hand account of life in the Lodz Ghetto as Anschel and his family experienced it.

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ABOUT THE INTERVIEWEE: Joseph Morton was born on July 11, 1924 in Lodz, Poland. He was forced to live in the Lodz ghetto and later imprisoned in the Kaufering, Auschwitz, Mühldorf, Dachau, München-Allach, and Landshut concentration camps. His interview was conducted in the United States. When the war began, Joseph was fifteen years old.

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ABOUT THE INTERVIEWEE: Ellis Lewin was born on May 22,1932, in Lodz, Poland. He was forced to live in the Lodz ghetto and later incarcerated in the Augsburg, Dachau, München-Allach, and Kaufbeuren concentration camps. Ellis was also imprisoned in the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. His interview was conducted in the United States. When the war began, Ellis was seven years old. (Echoes and Reflections)