The Warsaw Ghetto

The Warsaw Ghetto was a designated area in Warsaw, Poland, where Nazi authorities forcibly confined Jewish residents during World War II, starting in 1940. It was designed to segregate and isolate Jews from the rest of the population. Conditions were extremely harsh, with overcrowding, hunger, disease, and forced labor. The ghetto became a symbol of the Holocaust’s brutality. In 1943, the residents staged a significant uprising against the Nazis, but ultimately, most were defeated or deported to extermination camps. The ghetto’s existence highlights the systemic persecution and genocide of European Jews during the Holocaust.