Jewish Experiences of Segregation and Ghettoization

doi:10.1017/9781108900447.011

8 - Jewish Experiences of Segregation and Ghettoization

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 May 2025

Andrea Löw

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Marion Kaplan and

Natalia Aleksiun

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Marion Kaplan: Affiliation:
New York University
Natalia Aleksiun: Affiliation:
University of Florida

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Jewish experiences, from life in cramped Judenhäuser always subject to Gestapo violence, to the suffering of individuals and families in a variety of ghettos in eastern Europe, are discussed. This includes the geographies of the Holocaust, house committees and activities within and outside ghetto walls, and also communal organizations, economic activities, self-help, and familial strategies.

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Judenhaus (Jew house)tenants privacy deportations hunger council shootings ghetto raids strangers belongings

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Type: Chapter
Information: The Cambridge History of the Holocaust , pp. 132 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108900447.011 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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