Reinventing Lodz: A Polish City With a Big Story to Tell
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 56 Mark and David take you around the "Manchester of Poland." It has had to change with the times - from cotton powerhouse to post-industrial entertainment center via World War II and communism. They discover how the city's Jewish community contributed to Lodz' significant growth. This time: We're here but have no idea how to pronounce the city's name! What Lodz has to offer the visitor Turning a huge cotton mill into a 21st-Century paradise Who was Izrael Poznanski? The Arthur Rubinstein story When is a power station not a power station? Remembering Lodz's Jews in one of Europe's largest Jewish cemeteries From 19th-Century fabric center to ultra-modern museum Welcome to Hollywooj - one of the world's great movie meccas Mark and David were guests of the Lodz Tourism Organization and the Polish Tourism Organisation.
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