Where were Jews forced to live in German-controlled cities?
1 Answer
In special areas fenced with walls and barbed wire called Ghettos .
Explanation:
Most of the cities, fallen under the control of the German forces in occupied countries, had a special area where Jews were forced to move from their original places and live separated from the other citizens.
[Warsaw Ghetto entrance]
These places, the Ghettos, were the starting point on the road of deportation towards a concentration camp.
In general life inside the ghetto soon became appalling.
The Jews were not free to leave the ghetto and were forced to present safe-conducts to enter/exit the ghetto.
The area of the ghetto soon would become too crowded and many families had to live together sharing the same apartment.
Food was scarce and life rapidly would become very difficult (apart for hunger, sanitation and diseases became a problem as well).
In addition the ghettos were easy prey for the SS extermination squads to raid and attack as all the Jews were concentrated in one place only.
