Puerta de Tierra in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

Guetos
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Ghettos

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

1. Guetos / Ghettos Marker

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Guetos Desde tiempos medievales, el gueto fue la típica solución para el aislameiento de los judíos en Europa. Éstos estaban situados en las áreas más pobres de las ciudades. En septiembre de 1939, los nazis revivieron esta práctica con el propósito de aislar y concentrada la población judía en cada territorio que ocupaban. Con este fin ordernaron que todos los judíos de las áreas rurales abandonasen just hogares y se dirigieran a estos sectores que serian cercados por muros y alambrados. Ya nadia podría salir. Así, en 1940, quedó establecido en Varsovia el gueto mas grande de Europa, donde casi medio millón de judíos fueron confinados.

La caracteristica principal de los guetos era el hacianmiento, la falta de alimento y de infraestructura sanitaria. Esta realidad inhumana fue causa directa de epidemias y muerte. Las ejecuciones eran codianadas. El rescalte de familiares y la obtención de alimento y agua era única preocupación de las personas sometidas a este infierno. Con el correr del tiempo, la población de los guetos disminuía a causa de epidemias.

Ghettos In Europe, the Jewish Quarter, or the ghetto, was a traditional solution for isolating Jews during medieval times. They were usually located in the poorer neighborhoods of the large cities. In September 1939, the Nazis revived this idea in the German-occupied territories, but with a deadly intent. Jews living in small towns and villages were ordered to leave their homes and join larger populations of Jews in the cities. These areas were turned into sealed ghettos surrounded by barbed wire or walls; no one could leave. In 1940, the largest ghetto was established in Warsaw, where nearly half a million Jews were confined.

The ghettos were overcrowded and lacked basic electrical and sanitary infrastructure. Food was scarce and the Nazis employed brutal measures against those who left the ghetto seeking it. Starvation was widespread and ghetto residents succumbed to disease. Death was rampant. Soon, Jews were concerned with only the most basic needs - rescue of family members, obtaining food and sustaining the body.

Erected 2012.

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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1939.

Location. 18° 27.96′ N, 66° 6.381′ W. Memorial is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Puerta de Tierra. It is on Avenida de la Constitución (Puerto Rico Route 25) west of Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is one of the Greater Antilles

on the Caribbean Sea,

on in the Atlantic Ocean,

in North America,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kristallnacht (here, next to this marker); Ascenso del Partido Nazi / Rise of the Nazi Party (here, next to this marker); 6 Millones Asesinados / 6 Million Murdered (here, next to this marker); La Solución Final / The Final Solution

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(here, next to this marker); Deportación / Deportation (here, next to this marker); Campos de Concentración y Trabajo / Concentration and Labor Camps (here, next to this marker); Cronologia del Holocausto / Holocaust Timeline (here, next to this marker); Campos de Exterminio / Death Camps (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.

Additional keywords. Holocaust

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 25 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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Guetos
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