
Leon Jakubowicz and his wife Rachela holding the model of the Lodz ghetto that Leon created. The model recreates, on a small scale, the physical appearance of the ghetto, creating the shape of the model to mimic the exact boundaries, streets, and buildings that had a major impact on daily life in the ghetto. Lodz, Poland, between 1940 and 1944. (Examine the artifact in detail with the "zoom" tool below)
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