Coercion and incentive: Jewish ghetto labor in East Upper Silesia
TitleCoercion and incentive: Jewish ghetto labor in East Upper Silesia
Author
Call numberS940.5318/004
Object number03469jk
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
Year of publication
2010
Dimensionspp400-430
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust and Genocide Studies' Volume 24, Number 3, Winter 2010 pp400-430
Description
The author surveys camps, ghetto workshops under Judenrat supervision, labor battalions, and private companies. Albert Schmelt, the SS leader responsible for Jewish labor established a system of exploitation serving not only Germany's needs but also his own enrichment. Jews employed in his system lived in open ghettos, received some remuneration, and had certain options in regard to where to work