Event · Organization Expansion
Expansion of the Judenrat
The Judenrat was enlarged from twelve to twenty-four councilmen.
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... On the very first day of the Nazi occupation, the com-
mandant, a general, summoned Rabbi Dr. Gedalja
Rozenman and ordered him to form a Judenrat of
twelve members. Rabbi Rozenman and other Jewish
leaders well understood they had no choice but to
comply. Later on, the Judenrat was enlarged to twenty-
four councilmen. ...Connected nodes