The Circumstances of the Establishment of Warsaw’s Judenrat. A New Point of View Cover Image
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O okolicznościach ustanowienia warszawskiego Judenratu. Nowy punkt widzenia
The Circumstances of the Establishment of Warsaw’s Judenrat. A New Point of View

Author(s): Dan Michman
Subject(s): History
Published by: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny
Keywords: SS; occupied Poland; Warsaw; Judenrat

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the circumstances of the establishment of the Jewish Councils (Judenrate) in the territories occupied by the German Reich. The author looks at the Nazis’ actions in Germany, Austria and the Czech lands, leading to the establishment of a mock representation of the Jews. The author goes on to describe the process of setting up Jewish Councils in occupied Poland by SS officers from the so-called Einsatzgruppen and the circumstances of the establishment of the Judenrat in Warsaw. The author emphasizes that the establishment of Judenrate was an idea put forward by SS experts in Jewish affairs and was supposed to make it easier for the occupation forces to control Jewish communities.

  • Issue Year: 221/2007
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 33-41
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish