Part of the Remembering the Holocaust series, this volume focuses on the first phase of Hitler’s plan to achieve the Final Solution. After the successful invasion of Poland, the Jews were to be “concentrated” in designated areas. The author describes the way the ghettos were governed, what daily life was like for the residents of the ghettos and more. Events were set in motion by Operation Barbarossa that changed the way the Nazis dealt with Jews; Russian Jews were not deported, they were slaughtered immediately. This edition goes on to describe the problems of disease and starvation in the ghettos, the Jews who hid or fought back and individual stories of courage. It ends with a timeline, glossary and a list of resources for more information.