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    The word ghetto is derived from the Venetian word "geto" indicating the place where metal was cast: there was an iron foundry here for making cannons until 1390 when it was transferred to the Arsenal. The word ghetto is subsequently used to refer to isolated Jewish communities in other cities. From which the word "Ghetto" derived‚ the Jewish ghetto of Venice is the world’s oldest. Jews from the East‚ Northern Europe‚ Spain and Portugal had been coming to Venice for short periods‚ in which they were

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    Cities such as Warsaw and others scattered around around Europe‚ ghettos began to form. Ghettos were killing centers located in secure areas in and around towns where Jews were sent and where they would eventually be sent off to concentration camps (Blohm 11). Jews were moved there because the room in these towns was limited (Blohm 11). Nazis were imported by truck loads into these places. For example‚ Warsaw had one of the biggest ghettos that participated in the war and many many Jews were forced there

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    Starvation in the ghettos/ Concentration camps Did you know that people in Concentration camps not only got diseases but also starved to death? Firstly‚ we need to know what the Concentration camps were like so we know the conditions they went through. Secondly‚ we need to know how much food they got per day and how much carbs and fattening foods they got. Lastly we need to know why the Nazis starved the Jews when they were at the camps. Firstly‚ the Ghettos were your worst nightmare. They were blocked

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    When the Nazis entered the ghetto‚ SS officers were in an armored car escorted by three light tanks; a young Jewish girl named Dora ran up and shot an SS officer dead. She was then shot and killed‚ along with others‚ in a burst of machine gun fire. At every turn‚ the advancing Nazi columns were attacked by Jewish fighters hiding in buildings. The Germans withdrew and sent in the air force. Bravery was everywhere. In one instance‚ a group of elderly Jews armed with nothing but stones and a few Molotov

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    One example of a resistance movement that held these traits is the Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa‚ or the Jewish Fighting Organization‚ a group of young Jewish rebels living in the Warsaw Ghetto who refused to be deported to extermination camps by German soldiers. The ZOB was best known for staging the Warsaw Ghetto uprising‚ a one-month armed revolt against the Germans. Unfortunately‚ the Nazis ended up crushing

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    The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising first started in the April of 1943.The Jewish engaged in several unarmed tactics in order to resist from the Nazis. It was important for the Jews to resist in the time of the holocaust. In the holocaust‚ many German appointed Nazis carried out torture tactics and even executions directed to the Jews.During the Holocaust‚ Jews used armed and unarmed resistance in order to help them maintain their humanity. Most Jewish rebellions were unarmed. In fact‚ the author of Resistance:

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    One of the major steps the Nazi Regime did to organize their control and start the seclusion of the non-Aryan people were the use of the ghettos. One of the most famous ghettos was the Warsaw ghetto in Poland. Warsaw was the capital of Poland and after the takeover of the Germans it became a hell for many Jews. The Warsaw ghetto was one of the worst ghettos to be in but through all the struggle and heartache the Jews were still able to fight back in the end. We will see how the Germans took

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    Hip Hop Is Hip Hop really just another name for black ghetto music? Are white people the only race that criticize Hip Hop? Hip Hop is viral‚ everyone has listened to‚ most people enjoy it‚ and a lot of people produce it. Most people say rappers only talk about money and sex. But in my opinion‚ Hip hop has a deeper meaning and is not just another name for black ghetto music. Hip hop has been around for a while now‚ longer than I’ve ever lived. It started out in Bronx NY‚ around the 70’s. It was made

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    This is because everything in the ghettos were so unsanitary that diseases started to pop up. By the end of the ghettos‚ the death pool came to six thousand people because of these diseases. Also people died because of starvation. There was not enough food to supply every person that was being transported into Ghettos. So because of starvation it forced the people to have to beg and if begging did not get them enough food to

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    Writing Reflection #4 In Katherine Newman’s The Job Ghetto‚ she speaks on the reality many Americans face when seeking employment in this country. One of the most obvious Conservative talking points is to “pick yourself up by your bootstraps” and try to find yourself a job and that the market is not stagnant or difficult right now for those with only high school diplomas. One of the things that I appreciate that Newman shows in her article is that the fast-food industry has been growing over the

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