Language:
German
Year of publication:
2010
Titel der Quelle:
Zeitschrift für Genozidforschung
Angaben zur Quelle:
11,1 (2010) 33-75
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
World War, 1939-1945 Conscript labor
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Historiography
Abstract:
Examines the Nazi policy of Jewish forced labor as implemented in Piotrków between 1939-44. Describes three stages, the first being from the establishment of the ghetto in 1939 until the summer of 1940. The conscription of Jewish laborers was carried out by Nazi functionaries and by the Jewish Council, for occasional jobs in a non-regulated or non-coordinated framework. Labor camps were established for the execution of large projects of infrastructure. In the second stage, from summer 1940 to fall 1942, a large part of the Jewish population, especially those highly qualified, were put to work for German industries in the city. The main employer was the timber factory Petrikauer Holzwerke Dittrich und Fischer. The conscription was carried out by employment offices. The Jews received a salary, albeit 50-60% less than the salary of the Polish workers. Describes the daily routine of the Jewish workers and the role of the institutions of the ghetto in the procurement of work. The third stage lasted from August-September 1942 until the liberation of the city in 1944. As a result of the radicalization of Nazi anti-Jewish policies and the execution of the Final Solution, forced labor of the Jews was put under the supervision and control of the SS. Most of the population of the ghetto was deported to extermination camps, and the ghetto was liquidated. Only a few Jews, highly qualified, continued to work for the Nazi arms industry.
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