Connection Questions

1. What was the purpose of isolating Jews in ghettos? In what ways did the Nazi
policy build on examples of societies confining people in ghettos from earlier in
history? In what ways was it different?

The purpose of isolating Jews in ghettos was to round them up to be separated and it
was more convenient for the Germans to have the Jews exterminated there. The Nazi
policy built on earlier societies in the fact that in Venice, Italy, Jewish homes and
businesses were confined to an assigned part in the city. The Nazi policy is different
from this however, because the purpose of their ghettos were to kill the Jewish
population.

2. What was the impact of isolating Jews in ghettos? What specific details in the
diary entries of the anonymous girl from Łódź help you to understand how living
in ghettos affected individuals and families?

The impact of isolating Jews in ghettos was that many people got separated from their
family, fell ill, and died, leading to the near destruction of the Jewish population.
According to the anonymous girl, she says that the rations are low and they starve very
often in the ghettos.