Museum of Independence Traditions in Łódź. Radogoszcz Martyrdom Branch — Attraction in Łódź

The museum has an extensive exhibit on how the Nazis transformed Polish society, controlling print and broadcast media, imposing curfews on non-Germans, rationing food and other essentials according to perceived race.

A docent saw me continually using my camera and asked if I was filming or taking photos – filming is forbidden but photos are fine. I showed I was taking photos and also that I spoke no Polish. She disappeared and came back a few minutes later with A Book of Łódź Martyrdom in a number of languages, asked if I spoke English, and handed me the English version. I sat down and leafed through it for a bit, finding it really thorough and interesting on a number of facets of the prison’s history, got to the end and handed it back to her. “No”, she said, pushing it back to me, “souvenir – souvenir”. I felt touched...

One of the most gripping, well-made museums I have ever had the honor to visit. It's been days since I visited it, and it's still on my mind a lot. The place manages to not only teach you about its heavy and heartbreaking history, but it makes you feel it deeply. I would truly recommend visiting if you want to feel and understand more about this country and city, its history, and most of all, the experiences of people forced to face the dark wartime. To the ones in charge of this museum, thank you for preserving it and helping us to never, ever forget the events and cruelty that happened here. May we all learn and become better...

This is a thoughtful and powerful monument and museum. For both the people who were the victims at this location and the polish population during ww2. I would come here and take your time to read and take it all in.

We combined this with a general bist of the lodz ghetto. And I find that this should be a part of any one's vist. For a broader understanding of the realities of life during ww2 Poland, to express the extent of the crimes committed, and to show the scope of the suffering that it has caused.

Please take your time to pay respects to this...