Poland, Lódz Jewish Ghetto Work Identification Cards, 1940-1944

Inhabitants of the Lódz Ghetto survived by laboring in one of dozens of workshops. Employees had to carry work identification cards, and this database contains a collection of details extracted from these cards. Entries may include the following details:

• worker number
• name
• date of birth
• address in the ghetto
• place assigned to work
• type of employment
• starting date of employment
• photo included on card: Yes/No
• signature of worker on card: Yes/No
• starting date of employment (date of Lódz Ghetto work ID card)
• learned trade
• acquired skill
• gender
• age in years as of January 1, 1943
• worked since
• unemployed from … to … [or other places of employment]
• comments (includes transport and death dates if applicable)

You can learn more about this database at the JewishGen website.