Ghetto
Originally the word 'ghetto' meant the Jewish quarter of Venice, and later of any European town. Many places had a ghetto. The term "ghetto" is now commonly used to refer to any poverty-stricken urban area with a concentration of minority groups. The word has a few possible sources:
- "getto", the Venetian word for foundry slag, because the Jews were only allowed in the area where the iron foundries were.[1]
- Others believe it is from the Italian word borghetto, meaning a little borgo or ‘borough’.[2]
It is also used to refer to areas that are considered to be undesirable.
Ghetto Media
Maine place of Ghetto, Venice .
Jewish quarter of Caltagirone, Italy
Plan of Jewish ghetto, Frankfurt, 1628
Demolition of the Jewish ghetto, Frankfurt, 1868
Liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto, 1943
Children in the Ghetto and the Ice-Cream Man — postcard from 1909 in Maxwell Street, Chicago
A scene of Maxwell Street in Chicago circa 1908. The title reads "THE GHETTO OF CHICAGO". The image has been colorized and is taken from a souvenir guide to Chicago printed in 1908. Note the signage in Yiddish that reads 'Fish Market'.
Chicago ghetto on the South Side, May 1974
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References
- ↑ "ghetto - Search Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com.
- ↑ The New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edition, Erina McKean, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-517077-6