Rumowski's scapegoat? The case of Lodz Ghetto functionary Maks Szczesliwy at a Rabbinic/Honor court in Helsinki, 1949-1953
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Rumowski's scapegoat? The case of Lodz Ghetto functionary Maks Szczesliwy at a Rabbinic/Honor court in Helsinki, 1949-1953
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call numberS940.5318/001
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]03469po
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]New York, New York, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Oxford University Press
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2021
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp185-210
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust and Genocide Studies'Vol.35 No.2 Fall 2021 pp185-210
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Analyzes the court trial of Maks Szczesliwy accused of "crimes against humanity". The tribunal contacted Jewish institutions for assistance and ultimately took the case to the Rabbinic High Court of Israel.
The author investigates how shifting attitudes among the transnational survivor community shaped the final outcome of the case.