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Who in many ghettos did Hitler kill?
The Jews.
Is it very jews that were captured in ghettos?
Not many were captured in the ghettos, as the Germans did not venture in very much and when they wanted any of the Jews from the ghetto, they just asked for them.
What kind of things were in the Jewish ghettos?
most household items, people were allowed to take many posessions into the ghettos with them.
Why couldn't the Jews have any outside food in the ghettos?
Most ghettos were separated from the surrounding areas by high walls and barbed-wire fences, which were patrolled. Jews were not allowed outside the ghettos (unless they had a special pass, which was very seldom given). A few, smaller ghettos were not completely separated from the surrounding areas in the early stages and Jews were able to leave for an hour or two a day.In many ghettos the Jews were not allowed to have ordinary, legal tender money, only special ghetto money. So, even if they managed to get out, their money was worthless outside.In the case of the Warsaw Ghetto, there were several small workshops, which made goods that were smuggled out and bartered for food and materials for further batches of goods. Some of the smuggling was done by small children (under age 7). There was a cemetery where the fencing was weak, and the hope was that the guards would think the kids were just playing some game ...
How were Jews confined in ghettos?
Mostly by threat of punishment if they were found not to be in the ghettos (the punishment was generally capital). In many the main exit and entry points also had guards.
How many Jewish ghettos were in Poland?
In total, there were over 540 Jewish ghettos in the entire Nazi empire, which sent the majority of the Jews to their deaths. Over 2 million Polish Jews died in the death camps, which operated in conjunction with certain ghettos. Most ghettos were 'closed' (sealed off with high walls and barbed wire) as in the case of Lodz, Czestochowa, Warsaw, Krakow while others remained 'open' as in Sosnowiec, until the actual deportation of Jews occurred.
How many Jews died in the ghettos in World War 2?
Around 5.7 million.
What was life like for the Jews at the start of the holocaust?
By the start of the Holocaust the (affected) Jews had already suffered many years of discrimination, most Jews in Poland were in ghettos, Jews in Germany had most of their rights taken away from them.
How many ghettos exist today?
Although there isn't a total count of all the ghettos in Nazi occupied territories. In German occupied Poland and Soviet Union alone, there were over 1,000 ghettos. The largest of all the ghettos was the Warsaw ghetto in Poland. It contained over 400,000 Jews within a mere 1.3 square miles.
What were the Nazis ghettos?
In Poland, Lithuania and some other areas they Jews were put into ghettos while the Nazis decided what to do with them.The ghettos were walled or fenced-in districts where Jews were forced to live under Nazi rule. The Jews in the ghettos were completely dependent on the Nazis for food, water and medication. The living conditions were appalling, and many died of starvation and disease. These communities were hopelessly overcrowded, as the Nazis kept on sending more and more Jews from surrounding areas into the ghettos. From early December 1941 on the Nazis sent Jews from the ghettos to extermination camps.There were over 500 ghettos scattered across Eastern Europe.---Ghetto is a very old word, going back to about 1600, for neighborhoods which were reserved for Jews. Depending on the time and place, and your point of view, you could say a ghetto was a place Jews were allowed to live or were forced to live. (In some parts of Europe, Jews were required by law to reside in a ghetto until about 1800, but they were opened by Napoleon).In World War II the Nazi restrictions on Jews were very severe. Jews were forced into ghettos and not allowed to leave, at all, for any purpose, except to be taken out and killed.Life in the ghettos was dehumanizing, to say the least. The living restrictions were arduous, people lived in overcrowded conditions, residents were forced to do hard labor, and many people were subjected to beatings and other cruel attrocities. In order to survive residents frequently engaged in so-called illegal activities, such as smuggling food, medicine, weapons and information across the ghetto walls.From November 1939 on the Nazis established ghettos, mainly in Eastern Europe - especially in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine and Belarus.Nazi ghettos during the Holocaust were separated from surrounding areas by fences, walls and guards. Conditions within these ghettos were harsh from the outset and deteriorated further ...Those who lived in these districts were forbidden to leave. The Jews in the Nazi ghettos were completely (or almost completely) dependent on the Germans for food, water, fuel and other essentials, and the amounts allowed in were grossly inadequate. In some ghettos, the inhabitants were able to establish small workshops. They had to smuggle in the raw materials and then smuggle out the finished products, which they bartered for food and further raw materials ...Every ghetto had a Nazi-nominated 'Jewish Council' or Judenrat which had to police it and distribute food. The initial attraction of this arrangement to Jews was that it was better than having the SS police the ghettos. However, it usually turned the Jewish Council into unwilling collaborators. Ultimately, the SS ordered the Jewish Councils to name people for deportation to extermination camps.Living conditions in the ghettos were atrocious. There was insufficient food and usually no medication. The ghettos were hopelessly overcrowded and fatal diseases were widespread. The dead were piled on the curbs and street corners to be buried in mass graves. Many went without proper clothing, food, or shelter. When the bodies were buried, the Nazis then dumped more Jews from other places in the ghettos.These ghettos were another way for the Germans to control of Jews when they didn't have the space for them in camps or the means to transport them. The ghettos were basically 'holding areas' for the Jews. These ghettos were then 'liquidated', starting in late 1941: this meant that the remaining Jews were shipped off to camps for extermination.In April 1943 some of the Jews still in the Warsaw Ghetto organized and armed themselves to fight the Germans and there was a uprising, which the Germans easily put down. There were also uprisings in the Vilnius and Bialystock ghettos.Well known, major Nazi ghettos included those in:WarsawLodzBialystockKrakowLemberg (Lvov, Lviv)VilniusThe ghetto in Sighet, Transylvania is well known because Elie Wiesel lived there.
Where were the Jews put before they were killed?
Sadly, many Jews who died during the Holocaust were buried in mass graves or incinerated in large furnaces.
Explain the purpose of the ghettos?
In many towns and cities Jews in Europe were required by law to live in the ghetto. The main purpose of this was to keep them under supervision. When outside the ghetto they had to wear a yellow Star of David on their outermost clothing. In places where there was mob violence against Jews, the ghetto to some extent provided protection. When ghettos were dissolved from the late 1790s onwards, most Jews who could do so moved out. In many cases the boundaries of the ghettos hadn't been extended for centuries, and the places had become very crowded and had often become slums. When the Nazis reintroduced ghettos from 1939-41 onwards the aim was to keep the Jews under close supervision and to reduce the Jewish population by starvation and disease. They ghettos were also close to railway stations ...
