Yad Vashem: Where Did the Nazis Take the Word "Ghetto" From and Why?

Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. In addition to primary sources, they have compiled a series of video lectures by Holocaust historians. In this video, Professor Dan Michman discusses how the ghettos emerged and why the word ghetto was chosen. [15:00]