Language:
English
Year of publication:
2001
Titel der Quelle:
Yad Vashem Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
29 (2001) 109-148
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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World War, 1939-1945
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Stolen goods
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Jewish property History
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Book thefts
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Art thefts
Abstract:
The Nazi plunder of Jewish property in the USSR was different from that in other occupied countries. There was no private property in the USSR, so only homes, furniture, clothes, valuables, artworks, etc. could be confiscated; most of the Jews were killed on the spot and their property remained at the disposal of the local authorities. Describes the organization of the plunder: orders and directives of the German authorities which regulated the expropriation of the Jews and the transfer of the spoil. Besides the "official plunder", unofficial pillage also took place: marauding German soldiers, indigenous police, and the general populace stole much of the Jewish property. Among those who took part in the official plunder and benefited from it were German authorities, Einsatzgruppen and other SS formations, German and indigenous police, as well as various institutions and individuals in Germany.
Note:
Appeared also in "Holocaust; Critical Concepts in Historical Studies" III (2004). A Russian version appeared in "Problemy Kholokosta" 1 (2002). Appeared also as "Разграбление нацистской Германией еврейского имущества на оккупированных территориях СССР" in "Яд Вашем; исследования" 1 (2009) 119-153.
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In Hebrew:
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"יד ושם; קובץ מחקרים" כט (תשסא) 85-116
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