'Jewish Councils' in Nazi Europe, 1938-1945: A Pan European Perspective, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Blurb

Different perspectives on the controversially discussed >>Jewish Councils<<

The Jewish representative organisations that were instituted by German authorities and their allies during the Second World War, commonly known as >>Jewish Councils<<, have been controversial since their establishment. These organisations' leaders have been criticised for their alleged cooperation with the Nazis and their role in the deportation of Jewish communities. As a result of the debates on this topic, some historians and public activists have obfuscated the question of responsibility for the Holocaust. This edited volume gives nuance to existing perspectives on >>Jewish Councils<< by offering a pan-European comparative framework. It provides a diversified understanding of these organisations and shows that local contexts and dynamics were decisive in shaping their form, function, and strategies.

Includes: Laurien Vastenhout: Challenging the East / West Dichotomy: Parallels and Differences between >>Jewish Council<< in Western Europe and Beyond. Philipp Dinkenlaker: >>A Section of the Gestapo<<? The Role of Jewish Auxiliaries, the Reichsvereinigung, and the Hunt for >>Illegal<< Jews between 1943 and 1945 in Berlin. Andrea Löw: The German Jewish Councils and the Organization of Life in the German Ghettos of Riga and Minsk. Der Band erscheint vollständig in englischer Sprache.