Only people working in firms deemed essential to the war effort were spared for the time being, as were their families. . . Jews now residing in or moving to the City of Warsaw will be required to live there. The establishment of the ghetto is obviously only a temporary measure. At which juncture and by what means the ghetto, and with it the City of Lodz, will be purged of Jews, I shall ultimately decide. In any case, the final objective must be the total elimination of this pestilence.
Walls are three meters in height, topped by an additional meter of barbed wire.
In addition, everything is closely guarded by motorized and mounted police patrols. 3 Warsaw Ghetto . Those slandering foreign journalists who so often write such drivel about alleged barbaric persecutions of Jews in the German East would be well advised to observe in person how generously the German administration allows the Jews to continue their own way of life. 5 Attempts to Survive The Jewish Social Self-Help association organized street collections to assist the poorest of the poor. It also established soup kitchens.