Ghettorisation Flashcards
1
Q
What was a “ghetto” ?
A
- A ghetto was an area of a town or city in certain parts of Europe in which Jews were imprisoned by the Nazis
2
Q
Was there deportations in the ghettos ?
A
- SS conduct random search and deportations as well as random killings
3
Q
What was housing like in the ghettos ?
A
- In the ghettos housing was small and cramped
4
Q
What were living conditions like in the ghettos ?
A
- disease and starvation
5
Q
When and where did mass deportations take place ?
A
- towards the end of 1942, mass deportations to death camps.
6
Q
Statistics of Jews in housing in ghettos ?
A
- Six people shared a room
- 15 people lived in an apartment
7
Q
Types of diseases in the ghettos ?
A
- diseases included spotted fever, typhus, typhoid and tuberculosis
8
Q
What happened to Jews property after they had been sent to ghettos ?
A
- had their homes confiscated
9
Q
How did Nazis economically exploit the Jews in the ghettos ?
A
- exploited through forced labour
