Lemberg (Lwów) Jewish Ghetto Order 1941

A poster with a supplemental order issued by the German occupation administration in Lemberg (Lwów, Львів, Lviv, Lwow, Lvov, לעמבערג), dated Nov 19, 1941, following by 11 days their announcement of the resettlement of the Jewish population of the city to the Lemberg ghetto. The ghetto was established north of the Lwów-Brody-Tarnopol railroad line. The Jewish population was given approximately 30 days to move into the ghetto; resettlement was done by neighborhoods (see the section marking in the map of the original order). The original paper document is in the extensive map collection of Harrie Teunissen and John Steegh; an excellent summary of the context is included in their online exhibition The Holocaust in Contemporary Maps.

Original document and digital scan from the collection of Harrie Teunissen and John Steegh. Online interactive map © 2014 Gesher Galicia, Inc. For more information, visit the Gesher Galicia Map Room.