Ghetto

People building a wall around the Warsaw Ghetto in August 1940

Ghettos were originally separate, closed-off areas where Jewish people were forced to live, apart from everyone else.[1]

Today, it is common for the word "ghetto" to describe any poverty-stricken urban area with a concentration of minority groups.

  1. "Ghetto | Definition, History, Map, & Facts | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2024-10-19.

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