Ghettos (in the context of Nazi Germany)

In Nazi Germany, ghettos were designated sections of cities where Jews were forcibly confined, often in overcrowded and impoverished conditions, as part of Nazi policies of persecution. These areas served to isolate Jewish communities, facilitate their control, and prepare them for deportation to concentration camps. Ghettos were characterized by harsh living conditions, inadequate resources, and restricted movement, symbolizing the systematic oppression and dehumanization of Jews during the Holocaust. They played a central role in Nazi efforts to segregate and persecute Jewish populations before mass extermination.