Explaining the Formation of Ghettos Under Nazi Rule and Its Bearings on Amsterdam: Segregating “The Jews” or Containing the Perilous “Ostjuden”

Dan Michman

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Abstract

Argues that ghettos established by the Nazis in Poland in 1939-41 were not intended to serve as transit stations for the deportation of Jews. Rather, the goal was to isolate "the dangerous Ostjuden". The aborted plan to establish a ghetto in Amsterdam stemmed from the early, first impression of the Nazi rulers for whom Amsterdam Jewry seemed to resemble Eastern European Jewry in their character.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationBorders and Boundaries in and around Dutch Jewish History
EditorsDavid Wertheim, Judith Frishman, Ido Haan, Joel Cahen
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
Publisher Uitgeverij Aksant
Pages35-44
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789052603872
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Jewish ghettos
  • Holocaust
  • Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- History -- German occupation
  • 1940-1945

RAMBI Publications

  • RAMBI Publications
  • Jewish ghettos
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945

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