Ghettos and TrainsGhettos and Trains

By:By:

David Metz, Dane Gay, andDavid Metz, Dane Gay, and

Hayden Cota-RoblesHayden Cota-Robles

GhettosGhettos

Name from a Jewish quarter in VeniceName from a Jewish quarter in Venice

City district where Germans concentrated City district where Germans concentrated Jews to Jews to

Forced to live in harsh conditionsForced to live in harsh conditions

Ghettos: continuedGhettos: continued

When the concentration camps were full When the concentration camps were full they would send people to the Ghettosthey would send people to the Ghettos

The ghettos were made to separate the The ghettos were made to separate the Jew’s from the rest of the peopleJew’s from the rest of the people

During war over a million Jews were sent During war over a million Jews were sent to concentration camp.to concentration camp.

Ghettos: continuedGhettos: continued

Tens of thousands of western European Tens of thousands of western European Jews were also deported into ghettos Jews were also deported into ghettos

In 1944 the Nazis completed the last In 1944 the Nazis completed the last major destruction of the Ghettosmajor destruction of the Ghettos

The Warsaw ghetto was largest ghettoThe Warsaw ghetto was largest ghetto

Ghettos: WarsawGhettos: Warsaw

Though the trains led to death there was Though the trains led to death there was still hope for the Jews to livestill hope for the Jews to live

In response to the genocide, Jews In response to the genocide, Jews formed two groups, ZOB and ZZWformed two groups, ZOB and ZZW

Two groups were formed by the Two groups were formed by the Revisionist Group Revisionist Group

WarsawWarsaw

1943 the Nazi forces in Warsaw tried to 1943 the Nazi forces in Warsaw tried to resume deportations, the Germans were resume deportations, the Germans were met with the resistancemet with the resistance

The groups saved about 5,000 people The groups saved about 5,000 people from the concentration campsfrom the concentration camps

began the build foxholes and bunkers in began the build foxholes and bunkers in order to fight the Germans more order to fight the Germans more effectively effectively

WarsawWarsaw

1943 the Nazi forces were back to deport 1943 the Nazi forces were back to deport the last of the Jews out of the ghetto to the last of the Jews out of the ghetto to liquidate itliquidate it

The Jews in the Ghetto started little fights The Jews in the Ghetto started little fights everywhere and held off the deportation everywhere and held off the deportation for over a monthfor over a month

TrainsTrains

Most efficient way for the Nazis to move Most efficient way for the Nazis to move people in order to complete the final people in order to complete the final solutionsolution

The trains transported the Jews from the The trains transported the Jews from the ghettos to Auschwitzghettos to Auschwitz

They fit 80 Jews to each compartmentThey fit 80 Jews to each compartment

TrainsTrains

Nazis made the Jews stand with their Nazis made the Jews stand with their arms over their heads so they could fit as arms over their heads so they could fit as many people as possible in the many people as possible in the compartmentscompartments

The trains were going to transport about The trains were going to transport about 11 million people for the final solution11 million people for the final solution

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TrainsTrains