Two ghettos were constructed in the city. One was located in the eastern part of the city, and the other by the old railway station in the western Jewish quarter named after Baron de Hirsch In the Baron de Hirsch ghetto, Jews were gathered to be readied for transportation to the Nazi death camps. The ghettos were closed off, and only with a special permission anyone could exit. They were fenced and guarded by a special Jewish unit and by the Greek police. The living conditions were extremely difficult since anxiety, poverty and hunger reigned, obliging people to sell their personal belongings for a small amount of food or money. The only contact with the outside world was the exchange of letters. Surprisingly, during the stay in the ghetto, a significant number of marriages took place since there was a rumor that upon their arrival in Poland the married couples would be given their own houses.