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In what year were the Jews sent to ghettos?
1940 after the occupation of poland
When did the Germans start shipping Jews to Poland?
Some Jews were transported from Germany to Poland in late 1939 and early 1940 on an 'experimental basis'. Routine transports of Jews from Germany to Poland began on 15 October 1941.
How many Jews were held in the Lodz Ghetto Poland?
When the Lodz Ghetto was sealed off in May 1940 it had 164,000 Jews. As they died more were brought in ... but the figure fluctuated.
How many Jews were there in Poland before World War 2?
Everyone. It was created by the Nazis in 1940. All Jews in Warsaw were ordered into the ghetto, and all non-Jews were ordered out. (Note that it was not the existing, prewar Jewish district, but an area close to a large railhead, for onward deportation).
How many jews were left in poland in 1945?
around 60,000
Which country lost the second most Jews?
Poland (1939 borders) 2.9 million +Ukraine (1939 borders) 656,000Hungary (1940 borders) 410,000 +Belarus (1939 borders) 250,000Germany (1937 borders) 165,000Lithuania (1940 borders) 140,000Romania (1940 borders) 120,000 (but this figure is too low)The Netherlands 102,000Czech Republic (1940 borders) 77,000France (1939 borders) 76,000Slovakia (1940 borders) 66,000Source: Axis History Forum
Why does Hitler kill Jews instead of relocating them?
He felt as if the Jewish people needed to be extermatnated, because Hitler only liked German men with blond hair and blue eyes. ______ Until 1940 the plan seems to have been enforced relocation. However, the invasion of Poland in particular made that very difficult. In 1940 there was talk of sending the Jews to Madagascar, but that was never a practical suggestion. The tendency was to 'dump' the Jews in ghettos in Poland, but the Nazi administrators there objected to using Poland as a dumping-ground. Please see the related questions.
In which European country were the most jews killed and how many?
Poland, 3 million Jews were killed. Their was a jewish population of 3.3 Million in poland and 91% of the jewish population were killed due to Nazi occupation of Poland
What year were the Jews forced to wear the Star of David?
In Nazi-occupied Poland in September 1940. In other Nazi occupied countries and in Germany, in September 1941.
What was the name of the murder of many Jews and others in 1940?
It is called the Holocaust.
How did the Germans wage a genocidal war with Poland?
They killed all the jews and Poland had lots of jews.
Are there still Jews in Poland today?
There are about 8,000 practising Jews in Poland. In 1939 there were about 3.3 million ...
