Schools in the Ghetto

Despite the difficult living conditions in the ghetto, the Jews tried to continue maintaining as normal life as possible. Among other things, educational programs were created for children in order to prevent them from wandering aimlessly in the ghetto streets.

In some of the ghettos Jews were allowed to set up schools, and in others they had to study in secret. For the children, school was a refuge where they could meet, study, play, and sometimes get a little food.

A class of students, elementary school, Lodz Ghetto, Poland, 1941

A class of students, elementary school, Lodz Ghetto, Poland, 1941

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