%0 Journal Article %T German and Jewish organizations in Lodz in the context of the theory of association %A Krawczyk, Agnieszka %J Ethnographies %V 2015 %R 10.4467/22999558.PE.15.012.4499 %N Volume 43, Issue 2 %P 155-170 %K associations, German and Jewish organizations, Łódź. %@ 0083-4327 %D 2015 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/prace-etnograficzne/article/lodzkie-organizacje-niemieckie-i-zydowskie-w-kontekscie-teorii-stowarzyszen %X German and Jewish Organizations in Łódź in the ­Context of the Theory of Association This article presents the profiles of German (German Cultural-Social Association; Biblical Association of the German language) and Jewish (Jewish Community of Łódź; The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation with The Magen Dawid Association and Foundation) organizations. Their activities are analyzed with regard to selected regulations of the “Associations law” and the concept of social educators. Aleksander Kamiński described associations by defining their functions. These functions are also realized in actions undertaken by German and Jewish organizations.