The Investiture Controversy or Investiture Contest was the most significant conflict between Church and state in medieval Europe. In the 11th and 12th centuries, a series of popes challenged the authority of European monarchies.
The first ghetto was established in Lodz, Poland, on February 8, 1940. Approximately 155,000 Jews, almost one-third of the cityâs total population, were forced to live in the Lodz ghetto.As Lodz was a center of textile production, this ghetto was of considerable economic importance to the German war machine.he first ghetto was established in Lodz, Poland, on February 8, 1940. Approximately 155,000 Jews, almost one-third of the cityâs total population, were forced to live in the Lodz ghetto. As Lodz was a center of textile production, this ghetto was of considerable economic importance to the German war machine.
Sign up for blunt articles on Jewish-Christian Relations topics. The Start of the Holocaust. After the invasion of Poland in 1939 the Germans established ghettos in several Polish cities, where Jews were effectively imprisoned.This is how the Holocaust started. Living conditions in the cramped ghettos was appalling, and disease, hunger and overcrowding killed tens of thousands.ign up for blunt articles on Jewish-Christian Relations topics. The Start of the Holocaust. After the invasion of Poland in 1939 the Germans established ghettos in several Polish cities, where Jews were effectively imprisoned.