"the Nazi arrived and started a selection" |
"I prayed and prayed and prayed and prayed" |
"a secret wall into one room" |
"he had to take us away" |
"nobody was allowed to give birth to babies" |
"the wagons were full of people" |
"dreadful dreadful smell" |
The Nazis established ghettos all across the occupied countries. This enabled them to isolate the Jews from the general population, giving themselves greater control. The ghettos were usually established in the most run-down areas of the city, and were surrounded by barbed wire, walls or guards. The largest ghettos were in Poland.
Find out more in Background: Ghettos and deportations