Ghettos and Other Confined Spaces of Jewish Life in Nazi-Dominated Europe

doi:10.1017/9781108990158.015

12 - Ghettos and Other Confined Spaces of Jewish Life in Nazi-Dominated Europe

from Part II - Times and Places

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 May 2025

Dan Michman

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Mary Fulbrook and

Jürgen Matthäus

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Mary Fulbrook: Affiliation:
University College London
Jürgen Matthäus: Affiliation:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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This chapter depicts determining factors for the emergence of ghettos and camps for Jews (continuation of/break with prewar anti-Jewish policies and plans); addresses improvisation based on local/regional conditions/decisions, connections with efforts at “Germanization,” and exploitation; explains evolution over time and highlights patterns and diversity of Jewish confinement via select examples (e.g., big urban ghetto, small ephemeral ghetto, forced labor camp); and addresses the scope, functions, and consequences of violence via spatial segregation by Germans and their surrogates (Jewish councils, surrounding locals).

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ghettos and Jewish camps confinement segregation violence

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Information: The Cambridge History of the Holocaust , pp. 291 - 312

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108990158.015 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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