Coercion and incentive: Jewish ghetto labor in East Upper Silesia
TítuloCoercion and incentive: Jewish ghetto labor in East Upper Silesia
Autor
Call numberS940.5318/004
Número del objeto03469jk
Lugar de publicaciónNew York, New York, United States
Año de publicación
2010
Dimensionespp400-430
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust and Genocide Studies' Volume 24, Number 3, Winter 2010 pp400-430
Descripción
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