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Nazi horror camp for Polish children: new book reveals 'heart-breaking' accounts from survivors of the camp in Łódź that postwar Germany tried to hush up

Camp commandant SS-Sturmbannführer Karl Ehrlich reviews new arrivals. He is remembered by survivors as cold and cruel. IPN/publisher's materials

WARNING! GRAPHIC IMAGES: This incomprehensible human tragedy was planned and executed by the Germans at a concentration camp set up on the edge of the Łódź Ghetto for the specific purpose of abusing, humiliating and tormenting Polish children.

Four Cultures Festival starts in central Poland

The Łódź Festival of Four Cultures, highlighting the contribution of Poles, Jews, Russians and Germans to the development of the central Polish city, began on Thursday and will this year feature concerts, performances, workshops and walks.

Tesco to cut jobs and close more stores in Poland - daily

The British supermarket group Tesco has announced plans to cut jobs, close its online store and a few other hypermarkets in Poland, the Puls Biznesu daily wrote on Wednesday.

Unsung and often unseen Łódź old town square to get stunning new facelift

Dating from the town’s earliest days, the Old Town Square boomed during the city’s rapid 19th century industrialization but fell into neglect after WWII. Looking increasingly decrepit as the years have passed, this once vital swathe of Łódź now stands on the edge of a bright, new dawn.

Lodz economic zone attracts PLN 1 bln of investments despite pandemic

The Lodz economic zone has attracted more than PLN 1 bln (EUR 228 mln) in 20 investments this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Puls Biznesu broadsheet wrote in its Friday edition.

Łódź Four Cultures Festival to be held in early September

This year's Four Cultures Festival, one of the most important annual events in the central city of Łódź, which covers music, theatre and visual arts, will be held on September 3-6 and due to the pandemic will include a number of online events.

Should it stay or should it go? Łódź Unicorn gets ‘permanent residency’ as locals vote on final location

The location of the metal Unicorn statue by Japanese sculptor Tomohiro Inaba was originally planned to be temporary, but after becoming a major hit with tourists and photographers city officials have now decided to let residents decide on where it should be installed permanently.

Lodz marks international Roma and Sinti Genocide Remembrance Day

Lodz in central Poland on Monday marked the International Roma and Sinti Genocide Remembrance Day in the city's World War Two Jewish ghetto, better known as the Litzmannstadt Ghetto. Over 5,000 city's inhabitants were killed by the Germans.

Tired old Łódź square to get glamorous green facelift

Architects say the main design goal is to make Łód’s Freedom Square “a friendly place for residents and tourists.”

Łódź sunroof firm calls out Elon Musk on solar panel pricings

Lech Kaniuk, CEO of solar panel roof company SunRoof pulled billionaire Musk up over claims that his Tesla roofs were cheapest by pointing out that SunRoof not only did them cheaper but also better.

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