The Warsaw Ghettos were areas that Polish Jews were forced to move into by the Nazis starting in October 1940. Over 138,000 Jews were crammed into the walled 3 mile area of the ghetto, which made up only 2.4% of Warsaw but contained 29% of the city's population. Living conditions rapidly deteriorated as rations were limited to 200 calories per day, and thousands died each month from starvation, disease, and poor sanitation. Over time, around 300,000 inhabitants of the Warsaw Ghettos would be sent to extermination camps like Treblinka.

1. Warsaw GhettosBy: Olivia Miller and Vanessa McElroy Warsaw Ghettos

2. Warsaw Poland’s capitolEurope's largest community of Jewish peopleSecond largest Jewish community in the world by 20th centuryWith a population of 1.3 million, 29% were Jewish

3. Germany Invades PolandGermany attacks and surrounds Warsaw from all sidesWarsaw stands against German force for 3 weeksAir attacks caused much damage and loss of life

4. New Jewish Laws in WarsawMen and women 10+ years old had to wear an armband with a blue star of David on itNo radiosJewish shops had to be identifiedProhibited train transportationHad to have special permit in order to buy or lease enterprise from JewsJews had to put money in a “blocked back account”Couldn’t receive more than 250 zloties ($83.20) per week from bank accountMost of their economic activity was controlled

5. Jews in WarsawRise in gang violence against JewsJews were attacked and muggedNo interference from those who witnessed Jews being robbed on street

6. Warsaw GhettosOn October 12, 1940, Jews were notified about the ghettos they were supposed to move into138,000 Jews took the homes of 113,000 PolesJewish ghetto was cut off by a high constructed wallConstruction was done by the firm Schmidt & MünstermannNazis did not call this area a ghetto, but instead JüdischerWohnbezirk, which means Jewish Quarter

7. Living SituationsStarted off not so bad but got increasingly worse29% of Warsaw living in 3 mile area, which is 2.4% of the city areaRationed 200 calories per dayOften bribed guards to smuggle in food

8. DeathsWere not put into gas chambers like the concentration campsFrom starvation, typhoid, poor sanitary conditionsAround 6,000 people/month

9. Daily Lives2,454 students attended training schools in the ghettoHad underground organizationsSmuggling was vitalContinued with daily prayers even though they were told not to.

10. After DeathsFamilies stripped relatives clothingSold clothing for moneyBodies were left naked on streetsFuneral carts would collect bodies between 4 and 5 AM

11. After the ghettosWere not dying quick enoughSome were sent to labor camps300,000 sent to Treblinka Extermination camp

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