The Warsaw Ghetto wall
Last remaining section
of Warsaw Ghetto wall
To create the Warsaw Ghetto, the Germans
built 11 miles of brick walls around the Jewish quarter; this
area was then closed to outsiders on November 15, 1940. The wall
was torn down in 1943 when the Ghetto was liquidated. Today there
is only one short section of the original wall remaining; this
section was outside the Ghetto when the original Ghetto became
a smaller area after most of the Jews had been deported.
The photo above shows this remaining
section of the wall, which is about 10 feet high. According to
my tour guide, parts of the wall which connected two buildings,
such as this section, were built higher than the rest of the
wall, which was mostly lower than 10 feet. On the wall is a map
showing the area of the Ghetto. The courtyard in front of the
wall is located at ul. Zlota 62. (Some guidebooks says the address
is Number 60 Zlota Street.)
The photo below shows a closeup of the
map of the Warsaw Ghetto. The map shows the Ghetto divided into
two parts. The top section, on the northern border, is where
the Umschlagplatz and Mila 18 were located. The bottom section
is where the Nozyk Synagogue, the only one that survived, still
stands today.
Map of Warsaw Ghetto
on remaining section of wall
The photo below shows the view of the
little courtyard, looking from the wall toward the gate. The
row of large bricks along the path extend from where the remaining
section of the wall ends. This marks the spot where the Ghetto
wall used to be.
Edge of path marks
where Ghetto wall once stood
The photo below shows a close-up of the
stones which mark the former location of the wall. The inscription
says "Tu byl mur getta." which in English means "Here
was the wall of the ghetto."
This means in English
"Here was the wall of the Ghetto."
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