Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
1992
Titel der Quelle:
Yad Vashem Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
22 (1992) 237-272
Schlagwort(e):
Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland
;
Jews History 1939-1945
Kurzfassung:
Follows the history of the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland from its establishment in 1939 until 1943. The organization came into existence due to the initiatives of both the Nazi authorities (first and foremost, the SS and SD) and the Jewish leadership in Germany, because both sides felt the necessity for such a body, each for its own purposes. In the early stages, the RV dealt with emigration and relief work. In 1941, its tasks shifted: it became involved in the deportation of the Jews from Germany. At this stage, the RV played a controversial role. On the one hand, it tried to alleviate the plight of the deportees (and even purchased lodgings in Theresienstadt); on the other hand, during the deportation from Berlin on 15 February 1943, it recruited Jewish men to assist the SS in the action, some of whom even resorted to violence while carrying out their task. The RV did help the deportees, and in some cases even warned them beforehand. Yet, the Nazis did not object to its existence because it smoothed the process of deportation.
Anmerkung:
See also in Hebrew.
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