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Ghettos in occupied Poland - Photograph

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Jews forced to move into the Lodz ghetto

Jews forced to move into the Lodz ghetto. Lodz, Poland, date uncertain.

Jews forced to move into the Lodz ghetto. Lodz, Poland, date uncertain.

During the Holocaust, the creation of ghettos was a key step in the Nazi process of brutally separating, persecuting, and ultimately destroying Europe's Jews. Ghettos were often enclosed districts that isolated Jews from the non-Jewish population and from other Jewish communities.

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Constructing the wall around the Warsaw ghetto

Jews work on the construction of a wall around the Warsaw ghetto area.

Forced laborers work on the construction of a wall around the Warsaw ghetto area. The Germans announced the construction of a ghetto in October 1940 and closed the ghetto off from the rest of Warsaw in mid-November 1940.

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Footbridge connecting two parts of the Warsaw ghetto

Footbridge over Chlodna Street, connecting two parts of the Warsaw ghetto.

Footbridge over Chlodna Street, connecting two parts of the Warsaw ghetto. The street below was not part of the ghetto. Warsaw, Poland, date uncertain.

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Footbridge that joined the two parts of the Lodz ghetto

The footbridge over Zgierska Street that joined the two parts of the Lodz ghetto.

The footbridge over Zgierska Street that joined the two parts of the Lodz ghetto. The street itself was not part of the ghetto. Lodz, Poland, ca. 1941.

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