Wire Bound State: Structure and Functions of the Jewish Administration of the Lodz Ghetto

by Adam Sitarek

Book was published in 2017. Introduction; 1 Jewish Self-Government in Lodz from the Outbreak of War until the Establishment of the Ghetto [Jews of Lodz and the Second World War; Policy of the German Authorities Towards the Jews in Lodz during the First Months of the Occupation; Representative Bodies of the Jewish Community from the Invasion of German Troops until the Appointment of the Eldest of the Jews; Structure of the Jewish Administration from the Appointment of the Eldest of the Jews until the Closure of the Borders of 'Wohngebiet der Juden']; 2 Administrative Organization of the Lodz Ghetto [Supervision over the Administration of the Jewish Ghetto in Board of the Ghetto (Gettoverwaltung) and Police Institutions; Expansion of the Administrative Apparatus after the Closure of the Ghetto (until the End of 1940); 'Work, peace, order': Organization of Labor in the 'Closed District'; Administrative Structure of the 'Closed District' and their Operation in 1941]; 3 Jewish Administration of the Lodz Ghetto in the Period of the 'Final Solution of the Jewish Question' [Jewish Administration of the Lodz Ghetto and the Deportations of Jews from the Reich and the Protectorate; Administration Apparatus during the Deportations; Ghetto as a Labor Organization of the 'Closed District' After Deportations; Administrative Apparatus at the Time of the Liquidation of the Lodz Ghetto]; 4 Administration Officials of the Lodz Ghetto [Mordechai Chaim The Eldest of the Jews; Rumkowski's Closest Circle; Rumkowski's Dawid Gertler and Aron Jakubowicz]; Conclusion; List of Abbreviations; Index of Tables & Illustrations; Bibliography; Index of Names

334 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2018