Institution · ghetto council
Judenrat
Judenrat
Council administering jobs, taxes, and entry decisions in the ghetto.
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... The Judenrat, to its credit, created jobs for the
newly unemployed, seeing to it that additional work
would be available under its own auspices. People
struggled to obtain current work cards, their insurance
for survival a little while longer. It was feared the Nazi
command was considering evacuating the several thou-
sands thrown out of work after the gates to the ghetto
were closed. The Judenrat issued desperate orders that
everyone must apply for and show up for work. This
was the key to salvation. ...Source passage 2
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... Judenrat Order No. 92 — August-September 1941: ...Connected nodes
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The Bialystoker Memorial Book
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Rabbi Dr. Rozenman
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Białystok Ghetto
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Efrajim Barasz
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Jewish community of Bialystok
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Białystok Ghetto
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ghetto hospital
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ghetto schools and vocational training centers
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Judenrat → Bialystok ghetto
the Judenrat did not enjoy the unanimous approval of Jews in the ghetto.