Jewish Ghettos

       The Jewish Ghettos were located in Europe and were created, existed, because Jews were viewed as "foreigners". They were viewed that way because of their non-Christian beliefs and their place of origin. They placed them into strict regulated areas in some European cities.

                    


        They were basically put into a less fortunate environment from the others. They were abolished only to be rebuilt during WWII for torture and prosecution purposes. They built at least 1000 Jewish Ghettos. The Jewish people were first put into these small areas in 1939. The Jewish ghettos were surrounded by barbed wire, armed guards and brick walls. In some rural areas that Jews lived in were gathered to up to live in these places and had their belongings confiscated. They even deported Jews from Austria and Czechoslovakia to Poland, they would travel in train and some people died on the way. The living conditions were really bad, around 100,000 Jews died of starvation and disease during 1940 and 1942. Overcrowded families in single apartments They were told by a high commanding officer Adolf Eichmann that "There are no apartments and no houses - if you build your homes you will have a roof over your head. There is no water. The wells are full of epidemics. There's cholera, dysentery, typhus. If you dig for water, you'll have water".  People who couldn't work did not get food tickets to eat and starved. Some people ended up killing themselves to escape their life hopelessly.

Kids in the Jewish Ghettos:


Jewish Ghetto Police:


            I think that these Jewish Ghettos were really bad places and bad time for people to live in. Families starved died and were unable to get food because they were not capable to work. They lived in despair and committed suicide to leave the horrible life they were living.

 
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERghetto.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_ghettos_in_Europe