The town known as Auschwitz

A German policeman is talking to two people on Krakowska Street. On the building behind the policeman there is a sign "für Juden verboten" (German: forbidden to Jews), forbidding Jews to use the sidewalk (circa 1940).


Before watching the next video, write down briefly, how do you understand the restriction of freedom?

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