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The Judenrat answered to the German occupation authorities - in practice usually to the SS. (These 'Jewish Councils' were nominated by the Germans and were not elected).
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How is judenrat significant to the movie schindler's list?
the Judenrat does not appear in the film. The ghetto itself hardly appears in it either.
Analyze to what degree the Judenrat was forced to assist the Nazi plans for liquidation of the ghettos?
The Judenrat were under complete Nazi control and were forced to carry out all of the orders that their superiors gave them.
Who was the chairman of the Warsaw ghetto Judenrat of Jewish Council?
Adam Czerniaków
Leadership of the ghetto is chosen by?
The leadership of each ghetto (the Judenrat) was chosen by the Nazis.
Did Judenrat kill Jews?
No, but they were ordered to draw up lists of Jews for deportation to extermination camps ...
What responsibility did the Judenrat have?
The judenrats had to keep an eye over the Jews in the area they kept on, then they made them stay away from running from ghetto and let them some food and medicine when needed.
Why did the Germans estabalish a Jewish council or judenrat in each ghetto?
So that the Jews would be the ones responsible for administering the ghettos.
What were the difficulties that the Jews encountered in a ghetto?
Gross overcrowding, inadequate food, disease and later, also deportations to the death camps. One of vilest features of ghetto life in World War 2 was that the Jews in the ghettos were forced to co-operate in their own destruction. They, ot at least the 'Judenrat', had to decide who to prioritize when distibuting food; they had to police the ghettos and suppress riots, and ultimately, the Judenrat had to decide whom to put on the lists for deportation for the death camps. In the Lemberg Ghetto, the chairman of the Judenrat refused to give the SS any list and was shot at once. i do not get this thing at all What don't you get?
Who was the leader of the lodz ghetto?
The Jewish supremo (head of the Judenrat) of the Lodz Ghetto was Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski. He is very controversial. See the links below for more infomration.
Did the Jews have to buy their badges during the Holocaust?
In many places in Poland the Jews had to buy their yellow badges from the Judenrat. In some cases, when they were transported to extermination camps, they even had to pay their own fares (single 3rd class ticket)!
Why did the Jews have to register with The Council of Jews?
If you are referring to the Judenraete during the Holocaust, Jews were required to register by German Law. Failure to register with the Judenrat was punishable by death. Other than that, there is no "Council of Jews" as some nebulous term for a Jewish International Organization. Jews do not have any international database or organization in which conscription is necessary.
What kind of help did the Gestapo get from ordinary citizens?
The Gestapo were helped mostly by civilians who sympathized with the Nazi causes or would surrender information for the right bribe from the government. Although there is only limited documentation for this, some sources suggest that several Judenrat councils in German Jewish ghettos might have sold out fellow Jews to the Nazis in order to avoid death in the concentration camps.
