Children eating in the ghetto streets. Warsaw, Poland, between 1940 and 1943. — US Holocaust Memorial Museum
In the Warsaw ghetto, Jewish children with bowls of soup. Warsaw, Poland, ca. 1940.
— Instytut Pamieci Narodowej
How did the Ghettos get its name? The term "ghetto" originated from the name of the Jewish quarter in Venice, Italy. The authorities there forced the city’s Jews to live in this quarter, which was established in 1516. During the 16th and 17th centuries an unknown leader ordered the creation of the Ghettos for the Jews.
When were the Ghettos mostly used? Mostly during World War II, the urban and even regional Jewish populations were concentrated in Ghettos.
Where were the Ghettos? They weren’t whole cities or anything like that, they were parts of cities …show more content…
The Jews weren't allowed to bring anything into the Ghetto except personal items, cloths, and some household furniture. They would try to carry as much as they could, but that still wasn’t enough for them to live comfortably. A group of Jews about to get put into the Warsaw ghetto, carrying all they can.
Hiding places in the Jewish Ghettos? One of the most important things to Jews while being in the Ghetto was a hiding place when the Germans came in looking for Jews to execute. When the Germans come in and are going to execute the Jews they call out a block or sector or street name and all Jews in the vicinity had to report. But thousands of Jews got away with their hiding places. They could be spider holes under furniture pieces or above a workplace outside the ghetto. The hiding places needed a stove for heat, electricity, toilet, and food for a long