How effective were the Nazis in controlling the German Jews?

Answer 1

In terms of controlling the populace, the nationalist-socialists began a police state, known as a fascism, and began rerouting many members of the populace into different dwellings. Remember that the motto of German police, rather than to serve and protect, is your friend and helper. The police or soldiers would often tell the Jews and other undesirable elements, such as Romani (AKA Gypsies), immigrants, and others, that the accommodations were only temporary.

The entire populace had no jobs, other than what they made for themselves. The government had promised work to everyone, so that everyone could earn their food in the cause of building the nation. As a result, being picked up at the start of the day, to go work at a factory or office was normal, and many working-class persons, who didn't own and operate a small business, often were happy just to have work to do. Remember that the typical German work ethic is one of needing to work regularly on something, similarly with the typical Jewish work ethic.

Also, keep in mind that the government controlled all information, from schools to newspapers and radio, and were constantly telling people that the eastern areas were being developed for new towns and cities, for all the people forced to live in the Ghettos. Putting up with the bad conditions was to be rewarded with a new life, eventually.

Once placed in the internment and extermination camps, many Jews weren't able to escape, and were either worked to death, starved, gassed, or shot. Many were experimented on, as well, to find out things like what happens if you inject syphilis directly into the brain, and then remove the effected tissues; or what happens if you strip someone naked and make them freezing cold, then baking hot, repeatedly. They were able to control the populations in the camps with simple show of force and strength in arms. However, some were able to escape prior to internment, and survived, hunted as fugitives. In the case of Sobibor extermination camp, some interned Jews did escape, and survived, but had to kill their guards to do it.