Jew Street in Frankfurt (b/w photo)

Demolition of the Jewish Ghetto in Frankfort Germany; During World War II, ghettos were established by the Nazis to confine Jews and sometimes Gypsies into tightly packed areas of the cities of Eastern Europe. The Nazis most often referred to these areas in documents and signage at their entrances as J?discher Wohnbezirk or Wohngebiet der Juden, both of which translate as Jewish quarter. These Nazi ghettos sometimes coincided with traditional Jewish ghettos and Jewish quarters, but not always. On June 21, 1943, Heinrich Himmler issued a decree ordering the dissolution of all ghettos in the East and their transformation into Nazi concentration camps.