C. Jewish leadership in the Ghetto resists the changes, but is arrested or otherwise targeted because of their resistance.

1. The Nazis kill the established Jewish leader in the Ghetto.

2. This creates a void that the Nazis can exploit when looking for self-policing Jews.

D.A number of Jews apply for police positions within the Ghetto, even though applying takes money, because there is supposed to be a salary for the position.

E. In the face of restrictions, a number of people begin trading in the black market, so that the poor are disproportionately impacted.

1. Jews in the Ghetto are part of the black market.

2. Young Jewish boys, under the age of 10, are able to slip out into Aryan areas and get supplies to trade in the black market.

3. The surrounding Aryan communities participate...

One the Ghetto is removed from the rest of society, it is controlled by Jews and Kaplan observes mistreatment, from financial wrongdoing to worse, of some Jews by those Jews in positions of power in the government.
G. Hanukkah celebrations in the Ghetto were remarkable in 1940; Kaplan described them as "coming to life" again.

H. The Jews begin to secretly educate their children, who have been prohibited from attending schools outside of the Ghetto.

I. The inhabitants of the Ghetto respond to the increasing restrictions with increasing despair.

1. They experience emotional despair and depression.

2. They become less physically able to fight back because they are literally starving.

3. They become more fearful of the Nazis because of frequent displays of violence.