After Nazi Germany invaded Lithuanian the situations for the Lithuanian Jews got worse. A panic grew within the Jewish community. Many Jewish men fled right because of the concern about their fate (Tory, Gilbert, Porat, & Michalowicz, 1990, p. 5). The Lithuanian Jews suddenly had no rights and were now considered a lower class. Soon the Jews had vanished from the streets and the city. “They fear that death lies in wait for them around every corner.” (Tory, et al., 1990, p.7). No one could have imagined how bad things would get and how fast they would get that way. The Lithuanians had animosities toward the Jews long before Nazi Germany’s invasion. One of the first acts of what was considered an independent Lithuanian government was the massacre
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21). Soon many other rules were forced onto the Jewish community. They were given no warning and no choice. Most of the rules were posted and were implemented the day they were posted without any notice.
Living in the ghetto was physically and mental draining. Many people living in the ghetto developed psychological disorders. To cope with these mental disorders the council opened a mental asylum under the auspices of the health office, it was located in an isolated and hidden house (Tory, et al., 1990, p. 124). This mental asylum was developed despite restrains to help those with different mental disorder. Soon the idea of forced labor was forced upon the Jewish community. On October 1, 1941the SA Captain Jordan ordered that one thousand men must provide work during the day and one-thousand men must provide work at night, at the airfield (Tory, et al., 1990, p.37). This was a common Nazi Germany practice, making Jews work for survival. The airfield was not the only use of Jewish forced-labor on September 9, 1942 the Germans demanded two-hundred and fifty workers dig peat in Palemonas (Tory, et al., 1990, p. 132). There was constant request for more Jewish labor. There was a noticeable shortage of Lithuanian manpower and an increasing demand for war production, this made the …show more content…
Just the mention of the Ninth Fort could send people into a panic. The Gestapo were constantly sending Jews there, for breaking one of the unreasonable rules that were set in place. On July 28, 1942 twelve Jews were sent to the Ninth Fort by the Gestapo, they had been arrested for various offenses (Tory, et al., 1990, p.115). Life in the Kovno Ghetto was full of constant turmoil, anxiety, and fear. The Ghetto was overcrowded and undersupplied, making conditions almost unlivable. These harsh conditions caused physical and psychological trauma, which the Ghetto was unequipped to handle. There was constant fear of the Gestapo and Lithuanian partisans. The rumors that circulated caused by lack of control and knowledge led to the Jews in the Ghetto feeling anxious and unsure. Jews living in the Kovno Ghetto were forced to comply with a life determined and structured by Nazi
21). Soon many other rules were forced onto the Jewish community. They were given no warning and no choice. Most of the rules were posted and were implemented the day they were posted without any notice.
Living in the ghetto was physically and mental draining. Many people living in the ghetto developed psychological disorders. To cope with these mental disorders the council opened a mental asylum under the auspices of the health office, it was located in an isolated and hidden house (Tory, et al., 1990, p. 124). This mental asylum was developed despite restrains to help those with different mental disorder. Soon the idea of forced labor was forced upon the Jewish community. On October 1, 1941the SA Captain Jordan ordered that one thousand men must provide work during the day and one-thousand men must provide work at night, at the airfield (Tory, et al., 1990, p.37). This was a common Nazi Germany practice, making Jews work for survival. The airfield was not the only use of Jewish forced-labor on September 9, 1942 the Germans demanded two-hundred and fifty workers dig peat in Palemonas (Tory, et al., 1990, p. 132). There was constant request for more Jewish labor. There was a noticeable shortage of Lithuanian manpower and an increasing demand for war production, this made the …show more content…
Just the mention of the Ninth Fort could send people into a panic. The Gestapo were constantly sending Jews there, for breaking one of the unreasonable rules that were set in place. On July 28, 1942 twelve Jews were sent to the Ninth Fort by the Gestapo, they had been arrested for various offenses (Tory, et al., 1990, p.115). Life in the Kovno Ghetto was full of constant turmoil, anxiety, and fear. The Ghetto was overcrowded and undersupplied, making conditions almost unlivable. These harsh conditions caused physical and psychological trauma, which the Ghetto was unequipped to handle. There was constant fear of the Gestapo and Lithuanian partisans. The rumors that circulated caused by lack of control and knowledge led to the Jews in the Ghetto feeling anxious and unsure. Jews living in the Kovno Ghetto were forced to comply with a life determined and structured by Nazi