C: Life in the Ghettos during the Holocaust. L: Complete passport activity and video questions on the content.

Life in the Ghettoes (The Holocaust)

Origins  The term “ghetto” originated from the name of the Jewish quarter in Venice Italy (1516).  WWII-City Districts in Europe  Germans forced them to live in tough conditions. Children eating in the ghetto streets. Warsaw, Poland, between 1940 and 1943.

Why Were Ghettos Created?

Nazi’s Excuse for Creation  Provisional measure to control and segregate Jews.  The majority of them only lasted a short time.  After the “Final Solution” in 1942 Ghettos were practically empty. Jews move into the Kovno ghetto. Lithuania, ca

Environment  Most were created in East Germany (Nazi Occupied)  Were outlined with concrete walls and barbed wire.  Were crowded  No sanitation  Running water  Cold snowy conditions  No food A sign, in both German and Latvian, warning that people attempting to cross the fence or to contact inhabitants of the Riga ghetto will be shot. Riga, Latvia,

Warsaw Ghetto  Was the largest  1.3 square miles with 450,000 people

Judenraete  Was regulated by a Nazi assigned Jewish counsel (Judenraete).  Issue order; Regulate deportations: Created Jewish Police forces  All crime or problems were blamed on the counsel. Jewish resistance fighters captured by SS troops during the Warsaw ghetto uprising. Warsaw, Poland, April 19-May 16, 1943.

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Exit Slip 1.What was the largest Ghetto and what country was it located in? 2.Where were the majority of the Ghettos located in? 3.Who was in charge of regulating the Ghettos

Answers 1.Warsaw; Poland 2.In Eastern Nazi Occupied Germany 3.The Jews (Judenraete)