Puerta de Tierra in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
Guetos / Ghettos
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023
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.
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.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Civil Rights • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1939.
Location. 18° 27.96′ N, 66° 6.381′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Puerta de Tierra. Memorial 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. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 (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 87 times since then and 46 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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