The Nazi ‘fashion house’ where Jews were forced to make clothes for the rich… using fabric looted from murde
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The Nazi ‘fashion house’ where Jews were forced to make clothes for the rich… using fabric looted from murdered Holocaust victimsBy ED WIGHT IN POLAND and HARRY HOWARD, HISTORY EDITOR
Published: 20:30 EDT, 15 April 2025 | Updated: 20:31 EDT, 15 April 2025
Atfirstglance,itlooksmuchlikeanymid-20thcenturyfactoryscene.
Womenseatedattables,hardatworkmakingclothes.
Butitistheirshell-shockedexpressionsthatarethegiveaway–signsthattheyareunwillingparticipantsinoneofthelesser-knownhorrorsoftheSecondWorldWar.
Asanewexhibitionhighlights,itwasamidstthedeathanddiseaseoftheLodzGhettoinoccupiedPolandthatJewishmen,womenandchildrenwereforcedtomakeclothesandluxurygoodsfortheNaziregimeandThirdReichcivilians.
Theseluxuryitemsincludeddresses,underwear,hats,footwearandtiesmadefrommaterialstakenfromJewsmurderedinthenearbyKulmhofamNehrexterminationcampjust30milesaway.
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