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Judenrat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Judenräte (singular Judenrat ; German for "Jewish council") were administrative bodies that the Germans required Jews to form in the German occupied territory of Poland, and later in the occupied t...
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These councils of Jewish elders, (Judenrat; plural: Judenräte), were responsible for organizing the orderly deportation to the death camps, for detailing the number and occupations of the Jews in the ghettos, for distributing food and medical supplies, and for communicating the orders of the ghetto Nazi masters.
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Activities of the Judenrat in the Generalgouvernement ... Appeal for Contributions by the Judenrat in Bialystok ... Celebration of the First Anniversary of the Judenrat in Bialystok...
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The Judenrat, or Jewish Council ... Conditions for Polish Jews ... Halina Ogrodzinska Story, Part 1...
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Within the ghettos, a governing council of Jewish leaders was formed and called "The Judenrat". They handled day to day business in the Ghettos such as a mayor and City board might do, but they were also prisoners and under the coercion of the Nazis.
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The members of the Judenrat believed that by complying with German demands that could ameliorate the harsh realities of German administration. Frequently, they were able to set up hospitals and soup kitchens and to try to meet basic sanitary needs in the ghetto.
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The name Judenrat refers to the Jewish Councils established on German orders in the Jewish Communities of Nazi occupied Europe. ... Some historians believe that the Judenrat had a debilitating effect on the strength of the Jewish communities, whereas other historians argue that the Judenrat reinforced the Jews power...
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The Warsaw Judenrat was established before the Warsaw Ghetto on October 4, 1939. The Judenrat replaced the Kehilla as the local government. ... The Judenrat was a new type of Community Council, which was racial organization instead of religious like the Kehilla. All Jews including converted Jews were susceptible to...
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He would constantly demand funds and goods from the head of the Jewish settlement. The Judenrat members were responsible with delivering these goods.
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JudenRAT (Jews for Rapproachment and Appeasement of Terrorists); What is a Judenrat? "The Nazis used the Judenrat as a puppet government at the local level. They appointed the twenty-four members of the Judenrat whether the members were interested or not.
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