Why did the Jews move into the ghettos?

Answer 1

Initially, it was cited that the Jews were responsible for the spread of disease and sickness, and as the Propaganda took root, the establishment of the ghettos were accepted by the general public as a means to separate them form the unclean, and keep them safe! This of course, was false! The Nazis simply wanted to segregate, control and persecute the Jewish population. Initially, the plan was to eventually deport the Jews and resettle them in Madagascar, however, this plan failed due to the presence of the British fleet, and with the additional 4 million or so Jews under Nazi control due to the movement into Russia, the final solution was agreed, where millions of mainland european Jews would be exterminated.

Answer 2

Definition of a ghetto is a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships.

Think of the time period and the events that took place; the Jewish people were forced into living like that.

You're probably confused with how the term is regularly used for ex. "He is so ghetto, just look at his car, its trashed".

Answer 3

The Nazis wanted to isolate the Jews from the society and cause a slow death by giving 400 calories per person for a day. It was very cold in the ghettos and diseases spread quickly. Also it was very crowded in the ghettos.

Answer 4

When it became clear that the initial plan to move all of the Jews to the 'General Government' part of Poland an alternative had to be implemented. Creating Jewish quarters in major cities was the solution.

Answer 5

they were closed off because the Nazis did not like the Jews getting to mix with the polish and German people and they did not want the Jews to escape the ghrttos

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Answer 6

they were set up to simply to control the Jews

Answer 7

They were to seporate the Jews from the christein's

Answer 8

So that the Nazis could store and track the Jewish populations in that area.

Answer 9

The Nazis resorted to a system of ghettos because it separated the Jews from the non-Jewish community.

Answer 10

Basically because they were told to.