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The Annotated Shrinking of the Warsaw Ghetto.
An important but troubling map showing the extent of the Warsaw Ghetto near the start of its establishment, printed in Warsaw by a local publisher, and clipped from a contemporary newspaper.
The map shows both a printed and a hand-annotated outline of the Ghetto. The printed border appears to show an early plan for the Ghetto, either proposed or implemented. The creation of the ghetto was announced in October of 1940, however, by November of that year, it already had a smaller footprint than that shown on the printed map. For the first two years, the Ghetto was limited to approximately the pink-shaded area, but it was once again reduced in size during the deportations of 1942.
The map shows the extent of the Ghetto. The Ghetto wall is shown with a thicker line, while entrances and exits to the Ghetto are shown with circles. The city's tramlines, which Jewish citizens were no longer allowed to use, are also marked.
The image appears to have been published in Kronika Warszawy, an official publication that is still active today. The text on the verso details life in occupied Poland during the war. One article discusses how Lublin is to be made the economic center of the General Government, while another discusses increasing readership at the Warsaw public libraries.
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