Coercion and incentive: Jewish ghetto labor in East Upper Silesia
TitelCoercion and incentive: Jewish ghetto labor in East Upper Silesia
Auteur
Call numberS940.5318/004
Objectnummer03469jk
Plaats van uitgaveNew York, New York, United States
Jaar van uitgave
2010
Formaatpp400-430
MateriaalArtikel
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust and Genocide Studies' Volume 24, Number 3, Winter 2010 pp400-430
Beschrijving
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