: On March 3, 1941, Otto Wächter, the head of the district, ordered the creation of a "Jewish residential district" in the Podgórze neighborhood. It was the first ghetto established in this specific district. Key Sites and Events in the District Center
: The ghetto was extremely overcrowded, with an average of 15 people per room, leading to rampant typhus and starvation.
The center of the district was the site of extreme human suffering and systematic liquidation:
: On March 3, 1941, Otto Wächter, the head of the district, ordered the creation of a "Jewish residential district" in the Podgórze neighborhood. It was the first ghetto established in this specific district. Key Sites and Events in the District Center
: The ghetto was extremely overcrowded, with an average of 15 people per room, leading to rampant typhus and starvation.
The center of the district was the site of extreme human suffering and systematic liquidation: