Jewish Virtual Library: Life in the Warsaw Ghetto

What was life in the Jewish ghetto like? What happened to Polish Jews forced to live behind the wall? View a series of images taken during WWII of the Warsaw Ghetto and discuss the implications of what you see. Everyday life, economy,...

Most learners likely are not familiar with Statis Myrivilis or his anti-war writings, but his works spur scholars to debate over the role of protest literature in wartime. While the video does situate Myrivilis within the context of the...

Listen to the words of Jewish people living in the Warsaw Ghetto. These six videos show a different aspect of life in the Ghetto under Nazi rule.

Abraham Lewin watched and recorded in his diary the deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto. Watch this video to hear a first-hand account of the deportation. [8:23]

This resource presents photos taken in the Warsaw Ghetto that depict different perspectives of the lives of Jews living in this ghetto.

This video features the words of Rachel Auerbach who lived in Warsaw and documented her life before, during and after WWII. From the public kitchen she helped to organize, she had a front-row seat to the suffering and hunger of those...

Peretz Oboczynki was a mailman in the Warsaw ghetto. This job gave him a unique vantage point to record the day to day happenings in the ghetto. Watch this video to hear a first-hand account of life as a Jew in Warsaw during World War...

The Jewish Virtual Library describes in great detail the location and history of the city of Beersheba.

The Jewish Virtual Library offers a detailed page explaining all aspects of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration/death camp. Contains pictures, personal accounts, and the history of what happened there.

A piece from the Jewish Virtual Library on the propaganda promoting the myth of Aryan racial superiority and physical power.