Events with tag - Jews

February 8, 1940

Jewish relocations to ghettos in Poland

Mass relocations of Jews to ghettos in occupied Poland began in early 1940. It was a systematic process of Jewish population isolation, initiated by Nazi occupiers, which led to the creation of the largest ghettos in history, including the Warsaw ghetto housing over 400,000 people. These actions were a key stage in the implementation of the Nazi policy of Jewish extermination.

November 16, 1940

Establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto

On November 16, 1940, Nazi Germany officially established the Warsaw Ghetto, the largest Jewish ghetto in occupied Europe. Over 400,000 people of Jewish origin were crowded into an area of 3.4 km², separated from the rest of the city by 3-meter-high walls. This decision was part of the Nazis' broader plan to isolate and exterminate the Jewish population.