2. The Ghettos were created in all major cities
throughout occupied Europe.
The Warsaw Ghetto was one of the largest
People who died were carried away in the
death carts
Were to hold all Jewish prisoners until further
notice or death.
4. Jews were rounded up and hauled to Ghettos
in trucks or put on trains for Poland
Some round ups took place in Ghettos for
transports
5. Most transports were shipments to
Concentration camps
Some took Jews to labor camps
6. Was the largest German concentration camp
Killed and held Jews for labor
Around 1 million were killed in the Gas
chambers and burnt
Had a few uprisings and revolts
Operational from 1942 to late 1944
9. Certain labor and concentration camps had
large revolts of prisoners
In Auschwitz they smuggled in explosives and
blew up Crematorium
10. In 1944 as the Soviets advanced the Jews of
Warsaw Ghetto staged an uprising
It lasted for 30 days and destroyed most of the
Ghetto
It tied up 3 German army divisions from
fighting elsewhere
Killed all but a few Jews in the Ghetto
16. The Jewish Virtual Library
Yadvashem.org
WWII The Complete Illustrated History
By Richard Overy
Holocaustsurvivors.org
http://www.nizkor.org
Fcit.usf.edu
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