"During one hundred years, a little town, wchich in 1820 had only 700 inhabitants, grew into a large agglomeration of six hundred thousand people. Within a few years, thousands of weavers settled here. First they came from the Greater Poland and Silesia, later – in the increasing numbers – from Saxony, Prussia, Rhineland, Bohemia and Moravia. Most industrialists came from the German countries. The third largest group, apart from the Poles and Germans, was formed by the Jews, who started coming into the area in large numbers as early as in the eighteenth century. In this way, a unique mosaic of nations, cultures and religions was formed. Among the industrialists, there were also the French, Austrians, Belgians, and the Swiss.Production also grew dramatically. Lodz is the only example of economic success at such scale in the world. The town had open access to the great Russian market, and simultaneously it was not too far from Berlin, or Vienna. Already after a few years` time, transports of fabrics sent to the east confirmed the right choice of location. Beautifully dyed flax soon became famous not only in Russia. It was sought for by merchants from Persia, Manchuria and China. But the real hit for entire decades were the goods of cotton. Everything that happened in Lodz after that time was largely a consequence of the ambitious government undertakings in the first half of the 19th century. The development of the city would not have been possible without its immigrant population – artisans, manufacturers, merchants, architects, eminent artists and scientists. The most successful industrialists – Ludwik Geyer, Ludwik Grohman, Karol Scheibler, Izrael Poznanski, Markus Silberstein, as well as the descendants of these families, irrespective of nationality and creed – not only erected huge factories, but also donated a substantial portion of their profits to educational, cultural, and artistic projects, founded or sponsored such public institutions as hospitals, theatres, cultural associations, charitable institutions, a fire department, public transport. The history of the city would not be complete without a mention of its artists – those born in Lodz include the world–famous pianist Artur Rubinstein, the composer Aleksander Tansman, and the poet Julian Tuwim; among the others who settled here are the painters Samuel Hirszenberg, Maurycy Trebacz, and the founders of the avant–garde group "a.r.", centered around Wladyslaw Strzeminski." 

"Województwo łódzkie u progu trzeciego tysiąclecia"

Wyd. : Norpol – 2001 (Lodz Voivodship at threshold third millenium)

Wszystko, co się później w Łodzi wydarzyło, było w dużej mierze konsekwencją ambitnych przedsięwzięć rządowych z pierwszej połowy XIX wieku. Ogromne zasługi dla rozwoju miasta położyli imigranci – rzemieślnicy, fabrykanci, kupcy, architekci, wybitne postacie świata kultury i nauki. Najwięksi przemysłowcy – Ludwik Geyer, Ludwik Grohman, Karol Scheibler, Izrael Poznanski, Markus Silberstein, a także kolejne pokolenia tych rodzin, niezależnie od narodowości i wyznania – wznosili nie tylko potężne fabryki, lecz także przeznaczali znaczną część dochodów na cele oświatowe, kulturalne i artystyczne, zakładali bądź wspomagali instytucje publiczne: szpitale, teatry, stowarzyszenia kulturalne, instytucje dobroczynne, straż pożarną, komunikację miejską. Osobną kartę w dziejach miasta wypełnili artyści wszystkich dziedzin sztuki– z Łodzi wywodzą się, pianista światowej sławy Artur Rubinstein, kompozytor Aleksander Tansman, poeta Julian Tuwim; tu działali i tworzyli malarze Samuel Hirszenberg, Maurycy Trębacz czy twórcy awangardowej grupy "a.r." skupieni wokół Władysława Strzemińskiego."