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__**Quality of life in the ghettos**__ The ghettos were a way of isolating the Jews from the rest of society. They were forced to move into ghettos and were not permitted to leave the premises. The smallest ghetto held 5,000 people. Often times, the ghettos would be so overcrowded that 4-5 families had to share a small apartment. In one ghetto, 400,000 people were crowded into 1.3 miles. There was no sanitation, the toilets usually froze over in winter, and fuel for heating was almost unheard of. Human waste and garbage were thrown in the streets.













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