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The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest ghetto of the holocaust, and had over 400,000 Jews inside of the 1.3 square miles of land. There were different bands that the Jews had to wear around their arms to tell who was who and which ghetto they lived in. In the Warsaw Ghetto the Jews had to wear a White Ribbon with Blue Star of David. Around the buildings of Warsaw were barbwire fences and walls so that no one could get in or out of the ghetto. On November 16, 1940 the Germans sealed Warsaw Ghetto with all the Jews inside, but the deportations did not fully begin until mid-1942.

 The Nazis made the living conditions in the Warsaw Ghetto as terrible as the could. There were curfews and many guards were on duty at all times around the city to make sure no Jews tried to escape, and to make sure no non-Jews came into the city to help. Within the close quarters, many people died of diseases. For example, a typhus epidemic broke out about a year after the ghetto was created, killing many. Many Jews inevitably starved to death, but some chose to kill themselves rather than stand the physical and emotional pain any longer.

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