Among the Monuments of the New Jewish Cemetery in Łódź References to Ancient Egypt and Near East
Lachmayer, Aleksandra (Kraków)
Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, vol.12, Kraków (2008)
Abstract
Łódź in the 19th century became a Promised Land, a land that welcomed numerous immigrants of different origin, creating incredible mosaic of culture and tradition. Under the russian reign Poles, Jews and Germans together built the city of four cultures that soon became an important economic center. Nowadays, after 200 years of fierce history Łódź lost its industrial character and is rebuilding, not without a pain, broken intercultural ties. “Jewish” history of the city is arising more and more interest. At the beginning of the twentieth century Jewish Community of Łódź was second largest in Poland. Families of the Jewish factory–owners greatly contributed to the growth of the city, not only in the fields of economy and architecture but cultural as well1. New Jewish Cemetery, more and more often visited today by the citizens and tourists, is counted among the most important monuments of this society. since the 1980-ties the Cemetery is being conservated and cleaned up by numerous fundators. Although there are a lot of studies on this topic it still holds some mysteries and surprises that should be lighted up.
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