Warsaw ghetto: A guide to the perished city
TitleThe Warsaw ghetto: A guide to the perished city
Call number943.84/0045
Object number06957
Place of publicationNew Haven, Connecticut, United States
PublisherYale University Press
Year of publication
2009
Physical descriptionxxix,906p.,index,bibliography,three folded col. maps in pocket.
MaterialBook
ISBN9780300112344
Description
Explores the history of the ghetto's evolution, detailing the daily experience of its inhabitants from its creation in 1941 to its liquidation in 1943. Encompasses a range of topics from food supplies to education, religious activities to the structure of the Judenrat. Separate chapters deal with the mass deportations to Treblinka in July 1942 and the famous uprising in April 1943. Detailed original maps identify the locations of businesses, social institutions, medical facilities, and more, while biographical notes, a glossary of terms, and an extensive bibliography complete this masterful work of restoration