The term aktzia derives from the German word "Aktion", operation..[1] It refers to the operations planned by Nazi Germany during the holocaust, that were meant to force a gathering of the Jewish population. Jews would be driven out of their home, using extreme violence and then rounded up to be murdered [2] or transported to death camps[3]

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  1. ^ Polonsky, Antony. "Gone to Pitchipoï A Boy's Desperate Fight for Survival in Wartime" (PDF). Library of Congress. Brandeis University.
  2. ^ Dubnov, Simon. "The Death of the Jewish Community of Braslav". Seligman.org.
  3. ^ "APRIL MAY 1943 WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING". History Central.