Holocaust questions and answers

By Melanie Parke

Questions 1

•What are the What are the Ghettos?Ghettos?

Answer 1

• During During World War II, ghettos were part of cities (often enclosed) in which the Germans concentrated the regional Jewish population and forced them to live under miserable conditions.

• http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005059

Question 2

•What food was What food was available for the available for the Jews in the Jews in the ghettos?ghettos?

Answer 2

• ““The official ration in the ghetto The official ration in the ghetto probably amounted to about 800 probably amounted to about 800 calories a day per person. This was half calories a day per person. This was half the ration for non-Jewish Poles and a the ration for non-Jewish Poles and a third the ration for Germans in Poland. third the ration for Germans in Poland. As the Nazis knew, people cannot As the Nazis knew, people cannot survive for very long on 800 calories a survive for very long on 800 calories a day (One peanut butter sandwich on day (One peanut butter sandwich on white bread contains over 350 calories) white bread contains over 350 calories) (Feldman 149). A report on the food (Feldman 149). A report on the food status of the Warsaw ghetto”status of the Warsaw ghetto”

Question 3

•Where and when Where and when was the first was the first Ghetto built ?Ghetto built ?

Answer 3

• ““The first ghetto was set up in The first ghetto was set up in Piotrkow on 28th October 1939. Piotrkow on 28th October 1939. Jews living in rural areas had their Jews living in rural areas had their property confiscated and they were property confiscated and they were rounded up and sent to ghettos in rounded up and sent to ghettos in towns and cities.”towns and cities.”

Question 4

•How many ghettos were there in the Holocaust?

Answer 4

•“There were over 500 ghettos scattered across Eastern Europe.”

Quiz

• http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/TIMELINE/ghettos5.htm

• This is a quiz about the holocaust Gettos there are 6 questions and links to other Holocaust Quizzes.

Site for more information

• http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005059

• It talks about Ghettos. It also talks about the types of Ghettos. It also has maps and photographs, and historical film footage.

• http://cghs.dadeschools.net/ib_holocaust2001/ghettoes/diet/diet.htm

• It talks about diets in the ghettos and religions in the ghettos it also talks about Smuggling, hunger and Nutrition in the ghettos.

More sites for information

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto

• Talks about the ghetto and what the word ghettos means. It also talks about the History of the ghettos, Jewish ghettos, and much more.

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