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In Remembrance… candle Today, a ghetto is thought of as an urban slum full of crime, noise, and filth. Seventy years ago, a ghetto would have been the imposed home for thousands of Jews uprooted for the Final Solution. Both are dirty, dark places with an abhorrent lifestyle. One of the many Polish ghettos built under the Nazi regime was Zamosc, which has a history of bleak conditions, forced evacuations, and amazing stories of survival. The Zamosc ghetto became a symbol of anti-Semitic hatred and persecution through its harrowing conditions and restrictions. Zamosc was first taken captive by the Germans on September 14, 1939. Soon after, the Soviets arrived, took 5,000 Jews, and left. For a week, Zamosc was vacant of outsiders. On October 7, the Germans returned and promptly pillaged Jewish belongings. They deported Jews to various work camps in the Lublin area, including Wysokie, Bialobrzegi and Janowce. In 1939 and early 1940, several restrictions were placed upon the Jews. They were forbidden to drive, leave town, and were required to wear a white armband. In April 1941, they were coerced into moving to a neglected quarter in New Town. Many houses had been destroyed, and the rest were in ruins. Zamosc’s conditions were bleak. However, Poles were allowed entry into the ghetto, which gave Jews access to a minimal amount of food and necessities . Until June 1941, there was even an operating post office. In early 1942, rumors began to spread about mass deportations from the Lublin area to a nearby extermination camp, Belzec. It was confirmed that 10,000-12,000 Jews were arriving daily at Belzec, and were being killed by strange circumstances. The first evacuation of Zamosc marked the beginning of the crumbling Jewish fa... ... middle of paper ... ...he Israeli Organization of Zamość Jews . The Organization of Zamość Jews and Vicinity , 2010. Web. 23 Feb 2012. . Krakowski, Stefan. "Zamosc." Jewish Virtual Library. The American-Israeli Corporation Enterprise, 2008. Web. 23 Feb 2012. Kubiszyn, Marta. "Zamosc." Virtual Shtetl. Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich, 2011. Web. 23 Feb 2012. . Kuwalek , Robert. "Zamosc Ghetto." Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team. H.E.A.R.T, 2012. Web. 15 Feb 2012. . Wierzbieniec, Wacław. "Zamość." YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, 12 November 2010. 23 February 2012 .