Volume 6
German Reich and Protectorate October 1941–March 1943
The documents in this volume record the situation of Jews in the German Reich and Protectorate after the start of the systematic deportations and their growing desperation as increasing numbers were notified of their impending deportation to the East. Newspaper articles, diplomatic correspondence, and diary entries illustrate reactions to the growing number of reports that made reference to the murder of Jews. As an ‘old-age ghetto’, Theresienstadt was to assume a distinct role in camouflaging the Nazis’ policy of extermination. A Jewish nurse described the roundups in Berlin and the role of Jews forced to assist in removing people from their homes: ‘Many Jews tried to escape their escorts on the way from their apartment to the camp, but woe betide them if they were caught. They would be shot at mercilessly during the chase and beaten black and blue when they were caught. And if a Jew schedule for emigration escaped one of the marshals, then that marshal had to take his place on the transport.’
Documents
This volume contains 329 source documents about the persecution of the Jews in the German Reich and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia between October 1941 and March 1943.
Archives represented: 71
Maps: 3
Pages: 916
Maps
This professionally designed map details the specific geographical area in focus in this PMJ volume.
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Contributors
The efforts of many people went into producing this volume, which is based on its counterpart in the German VEJ series. The contributors are acknowledged here.
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