1.19 - How The Ghetto Lost Its Meaning
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11 questions
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List 5 things that come to mind when you think of the word "Ghetto"
List 5 things that come to mind when you think of the word "Ghetto"
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But whatever the root language, the word's original meaning was clear: "the quarter in a city, chiefly in Italy, to which the Jews were restricted," as the OED puts it. In the 16th and 17th centuries, cities like Venice, Frankfurt, Prague and Rome forcibly segregated their Jewish populations, often walling them off and submitting them to onerous restrictions.
1) Search for an image of a 16th or 17th Century Jewish Ghetto in one of the above listed cities. 2) Upload it here.
But whatever the root language, the word's original meaning was clear: "the quarter in a city, chiefly in Italy, to which the Jews were restricted," as the OED puts it. In the 16th and 17th centuries, cities like Venice, Frankfurt, Prague and Rome forcibly segregated their Jewish populations, often walling them off and submitting them to onerous restrictions.
1) Search for an image of a 16th or 17th Century Jewish Ghetto in one of the above listed cities.
2) Upload it here.
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By the late 19th century, these ghettos had been steadily dismantled. But instead of vanishing from history, ghettos reappeared — with a purpose more ominous than segregation — under Nazi Germany. German forces established ghettos in over a thousand cities across Europe. They were isolated, strictly controlled and resource-deprived — but unlike the ghettos of history, they weren't meant to last.
1) Search for a 19th century Jewish Ghetto in Germany.2) upload it here.
By the late 19th century, these ghettos had been steadily dismantled. But instead of vanishing from history, ghettos reappeared — with a purpose more ominous than segregation — under Nazi Germany. German forces established ghettos in over a thousand cities across Europe. They were isolated, strictly controlled and resource-deprived — but unlike the ghettos of history, they weren't meant to last.
1) Search for a 19th century Jewish Ghetto in Germany.
2) upload it here.
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Reviving the Jewish ghetto made genocide a much simpler project. As the Holocaust proceeded, ghettos were emptied by the trainload. The prisoners of the enormous Warsaw ghetto which at one point held 400,000 Jews, famously fought their deportation to death camps. They were outnumbered and undersupplied, but some managed to die on their own terms; thousands of Jews were killed within the walls of the ghetto, rather than in the camps. Jewish ghettos were finally abolished after the end of World War II. But the word lived on, redefined as a poor, urban black community.
What does the Author mean by, "Reviving the Jewish ghetto made genocide a much easier project"
Reviving the Jewish ghetto made genocide a much simpler project. As the Holocaust proceeded, ghettos were emptied by the trainload. The prisoners of the enormous Warsaw ghetto which at one point held 400,000 Jews, famously fought their deportation to death camps. They were outnumbered and undersupplied, but some managed to die on their own terms; thousands of Jews were killed within the walls of the ghetto, rather than in the camps. Jewish ghettos were finally abolished after the end of World War II. But the word lived on, redefined as a poor, urban black community.
What does the Author mean by, "Reviving the Jewish ghetto made genocide a much easier project"
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Even as those areas were identified, they were already transforming. A 1928 study of American Jewish ghettos explained why such communities were being "invaded" by people of color: "the Negro, like the immigrant, is segregated in the city into a racial colony. Economic considerations, race prejudice and cultural differences combine to set him apart." "Race prejudice" included laws and lending practices, from redlining to restrictive covenants, explicitly design to separate white and nonwhite city dwellers.
1) Define "redlining" 2) Define "restrictive covenants"3) How did these two concepts lead to Black people "invading the Jewish Ghettos" as the Author puts it."
Even as those areas were identified, they were already transforming. A 1928 study of American Jewish ghettos explained why such communities were being "invaded" by people of color: "the Negro, like the immigrant, is segregated in the city into a racial colony. Economic considerations, race prejudice and cultural differences combine to set him apart." "Race prejudice" included laws and lending practices, from redlining to restrictive covenants, explicitly design to separate white and nonwhite city dwellers.
1) Define "redlining"
2) Define "restrictive covenants"
3) How did these two concepts lead to Black people "invading the Jewish Ghettos" as the Author puts it."
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And indeed, use of the word "ghetto" in print has been declining since the early ‘70s. But slang variants have been rising in popularity since before the turn of the millennium. And a quick glance at social media suggests they're not going away; on a recent weekday, twitter users referenced "ghetto" almost 20 times per minute. "Being ghetto," or behaving in a low-class manner (see also: "ratchet"). "Ghetto fabulous," flashy glamour without the wealth. "Ghetto" as an adjective, roughly synonymous with "jury-rigged," for anything cobbled together out of subpar materials.
According to this passage...
And indeed, use of the word "ghetto" in print has been declining since the early ‘70s. But slang variants have been rising in popularity since before the turn of the millennium. And a quick glance at social media suggests they're not going away; on a recent weekday, twitter users referenced "ghetto" almost 20 times per minute. "Being ghetto," or behaving in a low-class manner (see also: "ratchet"). "Ghetto fabulous," flashy glamour without the wealth. "Ghetto" as an adjective, roughly synonymous with "jury-rigged," for anything cobbled together out of subpar materials.
According to this passage...
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Give a two sentence summary of what life in the ghetto is like according to Elvis Presley. What evidence from the lyrics would you cite to support your point?
Give a two sentence summary of what life in the ghetto is like according to Elvis Presley. What evidence from the lyrics would you cite to support your point?
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Circle the words that indicate negative qualities or aspects of the ghetto
Circle the words that indicate negative qualities or aspects of the ghetto
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Give a two sentence summary of what life in the ghetto is like according to Busta Rhymes. What evidence from the lyrics would you cite to support your point?
Give a two sentence summary of what life in the ghetto is like according to Busta Rhymes. What evidence from the lyrics would you cite to support your point?
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Put a square around the words that indicate positive qualities or aspects of the ghetto.
Put a square around the words that indicate positive qualities or aspects of the ghetto.
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Upload the lyrics to a current song that talks about life in the ghetto. ****BE SURE TO EDIT ALL OF THE PROFANITY***
Upload the lyrics to a current song that talks about life in the ghetto.
****BE SURE TO EDIT ALL OF THE PROFANITY***