The Ghetto as a Form of Government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9753140 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raul Hilberg (Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 450 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 98-112 |
| Publication date | 1980-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271628045000109 |
| OpenAlex | W2158564228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
Isaiah Trunk's classic study of the Jewish Councils in Eastern Europe under the Nazi regime points to four major conclusions. (1) The ghetto was a captive city-state, totally subordinate to German authority while remainng a Jewish entity with traditions and expectations rooted in Jewish experience. The Jewish councils that were placed in charge of the ghettos were facing a dilemma in that they could not follow German instructions without hurting Jews and could not help Jews without obeying the Germans. (2) As a socioeconomic unit, the ghetto was hovering between life and death. The Jewish population could not support itself in definitely by trading with the outside world; impoverish ment spelled out its doom. (3) For the incarcerated Jews, the ghetto was also a mirage. It instilled thoughts of normalcy and continuity in the Jewish community at a time when the Germans were preparing for deportations of the victims to death camps. (4) Finally, the ghetto councils and their police organs were a self-destructive mechanism insofar as they con fiscated assets or recruited labor and, in the end, rounded up the people for transport in trains waiting nearby
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| Citations per year | 0.47 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |