September 1939
The first air-raid warning. There's only one question on everyone's mind: is this just a drill or are enemy planes really here for their first raid? The noise of plane engines is heard, then some distant booming sounds and explosions. No, this is no drill - it suddenly becomes clear to everyone that the war has begun. It has just become a fact. No point in deceiving ourselves anymore.
October 1939
Forced labour became mandatory for all men aged 14 to 60, starting from 26 October 1939. Even before that, Jews were sometimes rounded up on the streets and forced to do various types of work.
October 1939
Forced labour became mandatory for all men aged 14 to 60, starting from 26 October 1939. Even before that, Jews were sometimes rounded up on the streets and forced to do various types of work.
January 1940
In autumn 1939, Germans intended to convert the Orthodox Jew's Hospital in Czyste into a military hospital but, in the end, it remained a Jewish hospital for treating contagious diseases.
March 1940
In June 1940, the Germans issued a directive introducing a prohibition against leaving the General Government area, rendering leaving it impossible.
March 1940
In June 1940, the Germans issued a directive introducing a prohibition against leaving the General Government area, rendering leaving it impossible.
March 1940
In June 1940, the Germans issued a directive introducing a prohibition against leaving the General Government area, rendering leaving it impossible.
April 1940
In April, following an order from the German authorities, the Judenrat started the construction of walls around an area "threatened with typhoid" ("Seuchensperrgebiet"), including the northern part of the city.
July 1940
The first house committees, combining the functions of aid organisations and cultural institutions, were created as early as 1940.
August 1940
The first order regarding the creation of a Jewish district in Warsaw was published on 9 August 1940.
August 1940
The first order regarding the creation of a Jewish district in Warsaw was published on 9 August 1940.
September 1940
In October 1939, special Nur für Deutsche (Only for Germans) zones were introduced to the Warsaw public transport system.
October 1940
The official order creating a Jewish district was signed on 2 October 1940 and published ten days later.
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