Holocaust historiography and the changing image of Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski
TitleHolocaust historiography and the changing image of Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski
Author
Call numberS940.5318/011
Object number09960q
Place of publicationIsrael
PublisherMoreshet
Year of publication
2013
Dimensionspp17-66
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal ' Journal for the study of the Holocaust and antisemitism' Vol. 12 2015 pp17-66
Description
The character and actions of Rumkowski, the "Elder of the Jews" in the Lodz ghetto, still sparks heated disagreement and raises moral dilemmas that remain relevant today. He remains one of the most detested and highly criticized of all Judenrat chairmen. Recent decades have witnessed changes in the assessment of the conduct of Judenrat chairmen in general, and Unger's article discusses this development in the assessment of Rumkowski