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By Lara & Jillian
Life in the Warsaw Ghetto
Warsaw Poland was the capital of Poland and had a big Jewish population.
German officials ordered a Jewish council under the leadership of Adam Czerniaków
He was forced to manage the soon-to-be established ghetto and to enforce German orders
Key Figure: Adam Czerniaków
On October 12, 1940 the Germans established the ghetto in Warsaw
All of the Jewish people were forced to live in the ghetto
The ghetto was closed off from the rest of the city
Map of the Warsaw Ghetto
Enclosed by a wall over 10 feet tall topped with barbed wire
There were over 400,000 Jews living thereIt was an area of 1.3 square miles with an
average of over 7.2 people per room
Living Conditions
The Jews suffered immensely from exposure, infectious diseases, and starvation
Widespread smuggling of medicines and food into the ghetto helped keep the death rate from rising.
Living Conditions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOom3eCYX1o
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From July 22 until September 12, 1942 the German SS and police units carried out mass deportations from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka killing centre
Deportation
The camp was divided into 3 sections: the reception area, the living area, and the killing area
The Jewish people were forced to run naked to the gas chambers (in the killing area) falsely labeled as showers
Once inside carbon monoxide was released into the chamber, killing those inside
Approximately 35,000 Jews were murdered
Treblinka Killing Centre
In January 1943, the SS and police units came back to Warsaw to deport the remaining Jews in the ghetto
The Jews were aware of what lied ahead at the Treblinka Killing Centre so they resisted deportation with the use of weapons smuggled into the ghetto
The SS and police force ended operations and withdrew
Resistance of Deportation
On April 19th 1943, a new SS and police force came back and attempted to deport the remaining Jews to forced labor camps
The Jews fought back and the authorities suffered many casualties
The operation was ended on May 16th
Resistance of Deportation
Jews continued to hide themselves and would occasionally attack German police officers on patrol
20,000 of the Jews in the Warsaw continued to live in hiding
On August 1st 1944, the Polish Home Army, an underground resistance army fought against the Germans to try and free Warsaw
Outcomes
The Soviets tried to assist the Polish Home Army but failed in their attempt
The Germans treated the Home Army and Polish civilians as prisoners of war
They were sent to concentration camps in the Reich
During the uprising over 166,000 people lost their lives
Soviet troops returned on January 17 1945, and freed Warsaw
Outcomes
Ringelblum was a Warsaw based historian
He founded a covert organization that took an accurate record of events taking place in Poland
This record was known as “Oneg Shabbat”
Key Figure: Emmanuel Ringelblum
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"Treblinka." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 20 June 2014. Web. 25 Apr. 2015
"Life in the Ghettos." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2015
"Warsaw Ghetto WWII." YouTube. YouTube, 11 Aug. 2009. Web. 25 Apr. 2015
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