World Archives Project: USHMM - Poland, Lódz Ghetto Inhabitant List, 1939-1944

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About this project This collection contains typed lists of people who lived in the Lódz Ghetto.

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Project Instructions
This collection contains lists of people who lived in the Lódz Ghetto. From these lists we are keying a person's name, birth date, religion, ethnicity, previous address and new address.

If you come across any names or words with international characters, these international characters will need to be entered as they appear. To enter an international character click the international characters icon located in the menu bar just above the form where data is entered (it looks like an ñ). This will bring up an international characters window. Insert the international character by double-clicking on the letter.

The religion will typically be "mos." It will appear written out for the first person on the image, with ditto marks down the rest of the page for all other individuals. "Mos" should be keyed in the religion field for all records on the page. The same applies to the ethnicity, which will typically be "Jude."

If you come across an image with "Protokoll Nr. Protokol" at the top in bold lettering, choose the "Cover page" form type. These will be keyed at a later date.

Project-specific sample images and form field help:
Choose a sample image from below to see the corresponding form field examples.
Inhabitant List

Inhabitant List

Choose the "Inhabitant List" form type when the image contains names to be keyed.

===surname herbert Key the surname as seen on the record using the drop-down menu provided to assist you. The surname will appear in the "Name" column. If a name is not in the drop-down menu you will need to accept it by using the F7 key or Command+7.

Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names as seen on the record using the drop-down menu provided to assist you. The given name will appear in the "Vorname" column. If a name is not in the drop-down menu you will need to accept it by using the F7 key or Command+7.

Birth Day

Key the birth day from the birth date. The birth date will be in the "Geboren" column and is in day-month-year format.

Birth Month

Key the birth month name from the birth date, not it's number. The birth date will be in the "Geboren" column and is in day-month-year format. Months in German:

• 1 - I - Januar
• 2 - II - Februar
• 3 - III - März
• 4 - IV - April
• 5 - V - Mai
• 6 - VI - Juni
• 7 - VII - Juli
• 8 - VIII - August
• 9 - IX - September
• 10 - X - Oktober
• 11 - XI - November
• 12 - XII - Dezember

Birth Year

Key the birth year in the birth date. The birth date will be in the "Geboren" column and is in day-month-year format.

Religion

Key the religion as seen on the record.  If ditto marks appear, key the religion from the previous record. The religion will appear in the "Rel" column and will typically be "mos."

Ethnicity

Key the ethnicity as seen on the record. If ditto marks appear, key the ethnicity from the previous record. The ethnicity will appear in the "Volkszugeh" column and will typically be "Jude."

Previous Address

Key the previous address as seen on the record. If a period appears in an address, do not key the period and put a space instead. Slashes in address should be keyed. The previous address will appear in the "frühere Adresse" column.

New Address

Key the new address as seen on the record. If a period appears in an address, do not key the period and put a space instead. Slashes in address should be keyed. The new address will appear in the "neue Adresse" column.