Documents on the Holocaust : Selected Sources on the Destruction of the Jews of Germany and Austria, Poland, and the Soviet Union

These 213 documents on the theory, planning, and execution of, and reaction and resistance to, the Nazi plan to exterminate European Jews date from the 1920s through the closing days of World War II and focus on the experience of eastern Europe. The crystallization of the principles of Nazi anti-Semitism, the policies of the Third Reich toward the Jews, the period of segregation and enclosed ghettos, and the stages through which the 'final solution' were implemented are some of the topics covered. Other documents shed light on Jewish public activities and the organization of the Underground and Jewish self-defense. Many of the documents of Jewish origin were not published previously. This comprehensive collection is essential for understanding the history of the Holocaust. Yitzhak Arad has written numerous books including The Pictorial History of the Holocaust. Yisrael Gutman is a coeditor of Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp. Abraham Margaliot taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Introducer Steven T. Katz is a professor of religion and the director of the Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University. Content: Copyright, Page II Front Matter, Page III Dedication, Page IV FOREWORD, Pages 1-3 INTRODUCTION, Pages 7-13, Abraham Margaliot 1 - THE PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL-SOCIALIST (NAZI) GERMAN WORKERS' PARTY, Pages 15-18 2 - ANTI-JEWISH PLANS OF THE NAZIS PUBLISHED BEFORE THEIR RISE TO POWER, Page 19 3 - THE NATIONAL-SOCIALIST PARTY AND THE GERMAN NATIONAL (CONSERVATIVE) PARTY, ESSAY BY HITLER, 1922, Pages 20-22 4 - EXTRACTS FROM MEIN KAMPF BY HITLER, Pages 22-26 5 - EXTRACTS FROM HITLERS ZWEITES BUCH, Pages 26-30 6 - RESULTS OF ELECTIONS TO THE GERMAN REICHSTAG, 1919-1933, Page 31 7 - ORGANIZATION OF THE ANTI-JEWISH BOYCOTT OF APRIL 1, 1933 — INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL-SOCIALIST PARTY, Pages 32-35 8 - FROM GOEBBELS' DIARY ON THE BOYCOTT, Pages 35-36 9 - EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN HINDENBURG AND HITLER CONCERNING THE STATUS OF JEWS WHO SERVED IN THE GERMAN ARMY, Pages 37-39 10 - Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, April 7, 1933, Pages 39-41 11 - First Regulation for the Implementation of the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, April 11, 1933, Pages 41-42 12 - INSTRUCTIONS BY MINISTER OF ECONOMICS ON THE POSITION OF JEWS IN GERMAN TRADE, SEPTEMBER 1933, Pages 42-43 13 - PROPOSAL BY FRANK FOR A PAUSE IN ANTI-JEWISH AGITATION, Page 44 14 - “WEAR IT WITH PRIDE, THE YELLOW BADGE,” ARTICLE BY ROBERT WELTSCH, Pages 44-47 15 - PROCLAMATION BY THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF GERMAN JEWS FOR RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION, Pages 47-50 16 - THE POSITION OF THE GERMAN JEWS, AS SEEN BY ALFRED WIENER, OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CENTRALVEREIN, Pages 50-51 17 - MARTIN BUBER ON THE TASKS OF THE CENTER FOR JEWISH ADULT EDUCATION, Pages 51-52 18 - ACTIVITIES OF THE STUDY INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH ADULT EDUCATION, Pages 52-53 19 - CHAIM ARLOSOROFF ON THE NEED FOR HA'AVARA, Page 53 20 - REGULATIONS BY THE GERMAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS OF AUGUST 1933, CONCERNING CONDITIONS FOR HA'AVARA, Pages 54-56 21 - PROCLAMATION OF THE (NEW) REICHSVERTRETUNG, SEPTEMBER 1933, Pages 57-59 22 - MEMORANDUM FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENT ORTHODOX COMMUNITIES TO THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR, OCTOBER 1933, Pages 59-64 23 - REQUEST OF THE REICH UNION OF JEWISH VETERANS FOR THE CO-OPTING OF FORMER JEWISH FRONT-SOLDIERS FOR DUTIES IN THE GERMAN REICH, OCTOBER 1933, Pages 64-65 24 - INSTRUCTIONS FOR JEWISH PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, JANUARY 1934, Pages 65-66 25 - THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES AND THE CULTURAL ASSOCIAATION OF GERMAN JEWS, Page 67 26 - ACTIVITIES OF THE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN JEWS, Page 68 27 - ACTIVITIES OF THE HILFSVEREIN IN THE FIELD OF EMIGRATION, Page 69 28 - REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE HILFSVEREIN IN THE YEAR 1933, Page 70 29 - PROTEST OF THE REICHSVERTRETUNG AGAINST THE REFUSAL TO INCLUDE JEWS IN THE WEHRMACHT, MARCH 1935, Pages 71-72 30 - RECOMMENDATION BY SCHACHT TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO JEWISH PLACES OF BUSINESS, JUNE 1935, Pages 72-73 31 - THE LEADERSHIP OF THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT ON THE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY OF GERMAN POLICY TOWARDS THE JEWS, AUGUST 1935, Pages 73-76 32 - NUREMBERG LAWS ON REICH CITIZENSHIP, SEPTEMBER 15, 1935, Page 77 33 - NUREMBERG LAW FOR THE PROTECTION OF GERMAN BLOOD AND GERMAN HONOR, SEPTEMBER 15, 1935, Pages 78-79 34 - First Regulation to the Reich Citizenship Law November 14, 1935, Page 80 35 - EXTRACTS FROM HITLER'S SPEECH IN THE REICHSTAG ON THE NUREMBERG LAWS, SEPTEMBER 1935, Page 81 36 - EXTRACT FROM HITLER'S SPEECH ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NUREMBERG LAWS, AT A MEETING OF PARTY LEADERS, Page 82 37 - COMMENT IN THE GERMAN NEWS AGENCY ON THE NUREMBERG LAWS, Pages 82-83 38 - RESPONSE OF THE REICHSVERTRETUNG TO THE NUREMBERG LAWS, Pages 84-86 39 - PRAYER COMPOSED BY RABBI LEO BAECK FOR ALL JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN GERMANY FOR THE EVE OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT, OCTOBER 10, 1935, Pages 87-88 40 - EXTRACT FROM A MEMORANDUM BY HITLER ON THE TASKS OF THE FOUR YEAR PLAN, 1936, Pages 88-89 41 - Second Regulation for the Law on the Reunification of Austria with the German Reich, March 18, 1938, Page 90 42 - ABOLITION OF THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES, MARCH 1938, Page 91 43 - THE SITUATION OF THE JEWS IN AUSTRIA, APRIL 1938, Pages 92-93, Leo Lauterbach 44 - EICHMANN TAKES CONTROL OF JEWISH LIFE IN AUSTRIA, Pages 93-95 45 - DECISIONS TAKEN AT THE EVIAN CONFERENCE ON JEWISH REFUGEES, JULY 1938, Pages 95-98 46 - REGULATION REQUIRING JEWS TO CHANGE THEIR NAMES, AUGUST 1938, Pages 98-99 47 - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CENTRAL OFFICE FOR JEWISH EMIGRATION IN VIENNA, AUGUST 1938, Pages 99-101 48 - FIRST ATTEMPT OF THE NAZI PARTY TO EXPEL VIENNESE JEWRY, OCTOBER 1938, Pages 101-102 49 - RIOTS OF KRISTALLNACHT — HEYDRICH'S INSTRUCTIONS, NOVEMBER 1938, Pages 102-104 50 - DESCRIPTION OF THE RIOT AT DINSLAKEN, Pages 104-107 51 - DISCUSSIONS BY THE AUTHORITIES FOLLOWING KRISTALLNACHT, Pages 108-115 52 - Regulation for the Elimination of the Jews from the Economic Life of Germany, November 12, 1938, Pages 115-116 53 - Regulation for the Payment of an Expiation Fine by Jews who are German Subjects, November 12, 1938, Page 117 54 - SS VIEWS ON THE SOLUTION OF THE JEWISH QUESTION, Pages 118-121 55 - LETTER DESCRIBING THE DEPORTATION TO ZBASZYN, DECEMBER 1938, Pages 121-122 56 - EMMANUEL RINGELBLUM'S NOTES ON THE REFUGEES IN ZBASZYN, Pages 123-124 57 - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REICH CENTRAL OFFICE FOR JEWISH EMIGRATION, JANUARY 1939, Pages 125-126 58 - GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY MEMORANDUM ON POLICY REGARDING JEWS IN 1938, Pages 126-131 59 - EXTRACT FROM THE SPEECH BY HITLER, JANUARY 30, 1939, Pages 132-135 60 - APPEAL BY LöWENHERZ FOR THE RENEWAL OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN VIENNA, Pages 135-136 61 - EICHMANN PROTECTS THE STATUS OF THE VIENNA JEWISH COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO FACILITATE EMIGRATION, Pages 137-139 62 - THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REICHSVEREINIGUNG, JULY 1939, Pages 139-143 63 - DEPORTATION OF JEWS FROM AUSTRIA TO NISKO (LUBLIN), OCTOBER 1939, Pages 143-144 64 - INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DEPORTATION OF THE JEWS FROM THE PALATINATE (PFALZ), OCTOBER 1940, Pages 145-147 65 - CASES OF SUICIDE TO ESCAPE DEPORTATION, Pages 147-148 66 - YOUTH ALIYA SCHOOL IN VIENNA, 1940, Pages 148-150 67 - THE SITUATION OF THE JEWS IN GERMANY IN THE SUMMER OF 1941, Pages 150-153 68 - ORDER BANNING THE EMIGRATION OF JEWS FROM THE REICH, OCTOBER 1941, Pages 153-154 69 - THE LAST DAYS OF THE ZIONIST YOUTH MOVEMENT IN GERMANY, 1942, Pages 154-156 70 - RESPONSA BY RABBIS IN GERMANY DURING 1943, Pages 156-158 71 - EICHMANN INFORMS THE JEWS ON DEPORTATIONS FROM AUSTRIA AND ON THE THERESIENSTADT GHETTO, Pages 159-161 72 - FROM HITLER'S TESTAMENT, Pages 162-163 INTRODUCTION, Pages 167-172, Yisrael Gutman 73 - INSTRUCTIONS BY HEYDRICH ON POLICY AND OPERATIONS CONCERNING JEWS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939, Pages 173-178 74 - IDENTIFYING MARKS FOR JEWS IN THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL, NOVEMBER 23, 1939, Pages 178-179 75 - BAN ON CHANGES OF PLACE OF RESIDENCE BY JEWS WITHIN THE AREA OF THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL, DECEMBER 11, 1939, Pages 179-180 76 - SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS FOR THE BAN ON CHANGES OF RESIDENCE BY JEWS IN THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL, OCTOBER 15, 1941, Page 181 77 - BAN ON THE USE OF THE RAILROADS BY JEWS IN THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL, JANUARY 26, 1940, Page 182 78 - FROM A DISCUSSION ON THE COMPULSORY EVACUATION OF THE JEWISH POPULATION OF THE WARTHELAND TO THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL, JANUARY 30, 1940, Pages 183-185 79 - ATTACK ON THE JEWS OF WLOCLAWEK FOLLOWING THE GERMAN OCCUPATION, Pages 185-187 80 - FROM A REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF THE JEWS IN WARSAW AFTER THE OCCUPATION, Pages 187-189 81 - ESCAPE OF JEWS FROM POLAND TO THE SOVIET UNION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR, Pages 189-191 82 - ESTABLISHMENT OF JUDENRÄTE (JEWISH COUNCILS) IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, NOVEMBER 28, 1939, Pages 191-192 83 - REPORT BY UEBELHOER ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GHETTO IN LODZ, DECEMBER 10, 1939, Pages 192-195 84 - DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT FOR JEWISH AFFAIRS ON POLICIES CONCERNING TREATMENT OF JEWS IN THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL, APRIL 6, 1940, Pages 195-197 85 - FROM A SPEECH BY FRANK ON THE NEED TO REMOVE THE JEWS FROM CRACOW, APRIL 12, 1940, Pages 197-198 86 - HIMMLER ON THE TREATMENT OF ETHNIC GROUPS AND JEWS IN THE EAST, IN A SECRET MEMORANDUM TO HITLER, MAY 25, 1940, Pages 198-199 87 - JEWISH MEMORANDUM TO THE AUTHORITIES ON THE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE JEWS FOLLOWING THE OCCUPATION, Pages 199-201 88 - EXTRACTS FROM THE WARSAW GHETTO DIARY OF CHAIM A. KAPLAN, 1940, Pages 201-204 89 - EXTRACTS FROM THE WARSAW GHETTO DIARY OF AVRAHAM LEVIN, 1942, Pages 204-205 90 - ACTIVITIES OF THE JUDENRAT, REFLECTED IN THE GAZETA ZYDOWSKA, 1940, Pages 205-206 91 - ACTIVITY OF THE JOINT IN OCCUPIED POLAND, Pages 206-207 92 - JEWISH SELF-HELP IN WARSAW, Pages 207-208 93 - THE WORK OF A JEWISH POLITICAL PARTY, FROM AN UNDERGROUND PUBLICATION, 1940, Pages 208-209 94 - THE AIMS OF JEWISH YOUTH AT THE PRESENT TIME, FROM AN UNDERGROUND PUBLICATION, 1940, Pages 209-211 95 - EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS IN THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH MOVEMENT IN THE GHETTO, Pages 212-213 96 - OFFICIAL DEFINITION OF THE TERM “JEW” IN THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL, JULY 24, 1941, Pages 214-215 97 - THE MADAGASCAR PLAN, JULY 1940, Pages 216-218 98 - FROM A SPEECH BY FRANK ON THE MADAGASCAR PLAN, JULY 12, 1940, Page 218 99 - REGULATION FOR THE BAN ON JEWISH EMIGRATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL, NOVEMBER 1940, Pages 219-220 100 - ORDER BY FISCHER ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GHETTO IN WARSAW, OCTOBER 2, 1940, Pages 220-221 101 - FROM A LECTURE ON THE STEPS LEADING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WARSAW GHETTO, JANUARY 20, 1941, Pages 222-228 102 - THE SMUGGLING OF FOOD INTO THE WARSAW GHETTO, Pages 228-229 103 - EXTRACT FROM THE DIARY OF CHAIM A. KAPLAN ON THE WARSAW JUDENRAT, 1941, Pages 230-231 104 - APPEAL NOT TO GO TO LABOR CAMPS, FROM AN UNDERGROUND PUBLICATION, Page 231 105 - THE DILEMMA OF JEWISH SELF-HELP, Page 232 106 - GöRING ORDERS HEYDRICH TO PREPARE A PLAN FOR THE “FINAL SOLUTION OF THE JEWISH PROBLEM,” JULY 31, 1941, Page 233 107 - RINGELBLUM ON COOPERATION BETWEEN JEWISH POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE UNDERGROUND, Page 234 108 - “ONEG SHABBAT,” THE JEWISH UNDERGROUND ARCHIVES IN THE WARSAW GHETTO, Pages 235-236 109 - ADDRESS BY RUMKOWSKI TO THE OFFICIALS OF THE JUDENRAT IN LODZ, Page 237 110 - APPEAL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE JUDENRAT IN BIALYSTOK, Page 238 111 - THE GIRL COURIERS OF THE UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT, Pages 239-240 112 - SOME GHETTO THOUGHTS ON RESCUE AND REVENGE, Pages 240-241 113 - LETTERS FROM THE JEWISH UNDERGROUND YOUTH MOVEMENT, Pages 241-244 114 - FROM A REPORT BY AUERSWALD, COMMISSAR OF THE WARSAW GHETTO, SEPTEMBER 26, 1941, Pages 244-246 115 - FROM A SPEECH BY FRANK AT BERLIN UNIVERSITY, NOVEMBER 18, 1941, Pages 246-247 116 - FROM A SPEECH BY FRANK ON THE EXTERMINATION OF THE JEWS, DECEMBER 16, 1941, Pages 247-249 117 - PROTOCOL OF THE WANNSEE CONFERENCE, JANUARY 20, 1942, Pages 249-261 118 - FROM A PROTOCOL OF A SESSION OF THE JUDENRAT IN BIALYSTOK ON APRIL 4 AND 5, 1942, Pages 262-264 119 - CELEBRATION SESSION ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUDENRAT IN BIALYSTOK, JUNE 29, 1942, Pages 264-267 120 - FROM THE DIARY OF ADAM CZERNIAKOW, CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDENRAT IN THE WARSAW GHETTO, 1942, Pages 267-269 121 - PROTOCOL OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE JUDENRAT IN LUBLIN ON MARCH 31, 1942, Pages 269-272 122 - PROPOSAL FOR THE STERILIZATION OF 2–3 MILLION JEWISH WORKERS, JUNE 23, 1942, Pages 272-273 123 - SIGNED OBLIGATION BY SS MEN TAKING PART IN AN EXTERMINATION OPERATION TO OBSERVE SECRECY, JULY 18, 1942, Pages 274-275 124 - ORDER BY HIMMLER ON JULY 19, 1942, FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE “FINAL SOLUTION” IN THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL, Pages 275-276 125 - CALL TO ARMED SELF-DEFENSE, FROM AN UNDERGROUND PUBLICATION, Pages 276-277 126 - THE JEWISH POPULATION DISBELIEVES REPORTS OF THE EXTERMINATION, Pages 277-278 127 - FROM THE DIARY OF ADAM CZERNIAKOW ON THE EVE OF THE DEPORTATION FROM THE WARSAW GHETTO, 1942, Pages 279-281 128 - ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE EVACUATION OF THE JEWS FROM THE WARSAW GHETTO, JULY 22, 1942, Pages 281-282 129 - RUMKOWSKI'S ADDRESS AT THE TIME OF THE DEPORTATION OF THE CHILDREN FROM THE LODZ GHETTO, SEPTEMBER 4, 1942, Pages 283-284 130 - NOTES BY A JEWISH OBSERVER IN THE LODZ GHETTO FOLLOWING THE DEPORTATION OF THE CHILDREN, Pages 284-286 131 - MEMORANDUM BY GENERAL VON GINANT TO THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE WEHRMACHT IN REACTION TO THE REMOVAL OF THE JEWS FROM INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, SEPTEMBER 18, 1942, Pages 287-289 132 - RESPONSE BY HIMMLER TO THE MEMORANDUM FROM GENERAL VON GINANT, Pages 289-290 133 - SECURITY POLICE PLANS TO ALLOW 30,000 JEWISH WORKERS TO REMAIN IN BIALYSTOK, FEBRUARY-MARCH 1943, Page 291 134 - HIMMLER ORDERS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WARSAW GHETTO, FEBRUARY 16, 1943, Page 292 135 - FROM A REPORT OF THE JEWISH FIGHTING ORGANIZATION IN THE WARSAW GHETTO ON ITS ACTIVITIES, Pages 293-294 136 - FROM NOTES BY HERSH BERLINSKI ON THE AIMS OF THE JEWISH FIGHTING ORGANIZATION, Pages 294-296 137 - THE DISCUSSION ON FIGHTING AIMS BY THE ACTIVISTS OF THE BIALYSTOK MEMBERS OF THE DROR MOVEMENT, FEBRUARY 27, 1943, Pages 296-301 138 - CALL TO RESISTANCE BY THE JEWISH FIGHTING ORGANIZATION IN THE WARSAW GHETTO, JANUARY 1943, Pages 301-302 139 - CALL FOR RESISTANCE BY THE JEWISH MILITARY ORGANIZATION IN THE WARSAW GHETTO, JANUARY 1943, Pages 303-304 140 - RESPONSE OF THE COMMANDER OF THE AK TO THE JEWISH REQUEST FOR ARMS, Pages 304-305 141 - APPEAL OF THE JEWISH FIGHTING ORGANIZATION TO THE POLISH UNDERGROUND, ASKING FOR ARMS, Pages 305-306 142 - SURVEY OF PROBLEMS OF JEWISH RESISTANCE BY AN AK OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE JEWISH AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, Pages 307-309 143 - SS GENERAL STROOP ON THE BATTLES IN THE WARSAW GHETTO REVOLT — FINAL REPORT FROM THE GERMAN BATTLE DIARY, APRIL–MAY 1943, Pages 310-313 144 - DAILY REPORT FROM THE GERMAN BATTLE DIARY, Pages 313-314 145 - THE LAST LETTER FROM MORDECAI ANIELEWICZ, WARSAW GHETTO REVOLT COMMANDER, APRIL 23, 1943, Pages 315-316 146 - EXTRACT FROM A REPORT BY THE DELEGATURA TO LONDON ON THE WARSAW GHETTO REVOLT, Pages 316-318 147 - FRANK ON THE WARSAW GHETTO REVOLT, Page 318 148 - EXTRACT FROM GOEBBELS' DIARY ON THE GHETTO REVOLT, Page 319 149 - “THE LAST BATTLE IN THE GREAT TRAGEDY,” FROM THE POLISH UNDERGROUND PRESS ON THE WARSAW GHETTO REVOLT, Pages 319-320 150 - “THE GREATEST CRIME IN THE WORLD,” FROM THE POLISH UNDERGROUND PRESS ON THE GHETTO REVOLT, Pages 320-321 151 - “HE HEROIC RESISTANCE OF THE JEWS IN THE WARSAW GHETTO,” FROM THE POLISH UNDERGROUND PRESS, Page 321 152 - “GHETTO RESISTANCE SEEN CORRECTLY,” FROM THE POLISH UNDERGROUND PRESS, Pages 322-323 153 - MESSENGER FROM THE POLISH UNDERGROUND ON TALKS WITH JEWISH UNDERGROUND LEADERS IN WARSAW, Pages 323-324 154 - THE LAST LETTER FROM SZMUL ZYGIELBOJM, THE BUND REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE POLISH NATIONAL COUNCIL IN EXILE, Pages 324-327 155 - APPEAL BY THE POLISH UNDERGROUND ASSOCIATION FOR AID TO THE JEWS, ZEGOTA, ASKING FOR HELP IN HIDING JEWS AND FOR THE PUNISHMENT OF TRAITORS, Pages 327-328 156 - EXTRACT FROM A POLISH WOMAN'S DIARY IN WARSAW, Pages 328-329 157 - “SHMALTSOVNIKES” — EXPLOITATION OF JEWS LIVING IN DISGUISE AS POLISH CHRISTIANS, Pages 330-331 158 - SS STATISTICS ON THE “FINAL SOLUTION OF THE JEWISH QUESTION,” MARCH 23, 1943, Pages 332-334 159 - FROM THE FINAL REPORT BY KATZMANN, COMMANDER OF THE SS AND POLICE IN THE DISTRICT OF GALICIA, ON “THE SOLUTION OF THE JEWISH PROBLEM” IN GALICIA, Pages 335-341 160 - HITLER BANS PUBLIC REFERENCE TO THE “FINAL SOLUTION OF THE JEWISH QUESTION,” JULY 11, 1943, Pages 342-343 161 - FROM A SPEECH BY HIMMLER BEFORE SENIOR SS OFFICERS IN POZNAN, OCTOBER 4, 1943, Pages 344-345 162 - LETTER FROM GREISER, GAULEITER AND GOVERNOR OF WARTHELAND TO POHL, CONCERNING THE FATE OF LODZ GHETTO, FEBRUARY 14, 1944, Pages 346-347 163 - FROM NOTES MADE BY KURT GERSTEIN, AN ENGINEER WORKING FOR THE SS, ON THE EXTERMINATION CAMP AT BELZEC, Pages 347-350 164 - EXTRACT FROM WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF RUDOLF HöSS, COMMANDER OF THE AUSCHWITZ EXTERMINATION CAMP, Pages 350-353 165 - EXTRACT FROM THE WRITTEN EVIDENCE BY JACOB WIERNIK ON THE EXTERMINATION CAMP AT TREBLINKA, Pages 353-355 166 - THE REVOLT AT THE SOBIBOR EXTERMINATION CAMP, Pages 356-358 167 - EXTRACT FROM EVIDENCE GIVEN AT THE NUREMBERG TRIALS ON THE AUSCHWITZ EXTERMINATION CAMP, Pages 358-361 168 - “THE FACE OF THE FUTURE,” EDITORIAL FROM THE NEWSPAPER OF A JEWISH UNDERGROUND YOUTH ORGANIZATION IN CRACOW, Pages 362-364 INTRODUCTION, Pages 367-373, Yitzhak Arad 169 - SPECIAL DUTIES FOR THE SS IN “OPERATION BARBAROSSA,” MARCH 13, 1941, Page 375 170 - EXTRACT FROM THE COMMISSAR'S ORDER FOR “OPERATION BARBAROSSA,” JUNE 6, 1941, Pages 376-377 171 - EXTRACT FROM GUIDELINES BY HEYDRICH FOR HIGHER SS AND POLICE LEADERS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES OF THE SOVIET UNION, JULY 2, 1941, Pages 377-378 172 - PROVISIONAL DIRECTIVES BY LOHSE, REICHSKOMMISSAR FOR OSTLAND, CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF JEWS, AUGUST 13, 1941, Pages 378-383 173 - ROSENBERG'S ORDER ON FORCED LABOR FOR JEWS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, AUGUST 16, 1941, Pages 383-384 174 - THE ELECTION OF ELKES AS HEAD OF THE JUDENRAT IN KOVNO, Pages 384-386 175 - ORDER BY KEITEL BANNING WEHRMACHT CONTACTS WITH JEWS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES IN THE EAST, SEPTEMBER 12,1941, Page 387 176 - THE WEHRMACHT AND THE EINSATZGRUPPEN AKTIONEN, SEPTEMBER 1941, Page 388 177 - EXTRACTS FROM A REPORT BY EINSATZGRUPPE A IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES, 1941, Pages 389-393 178 - EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN REICHSKOMMISSAR LOHSE AND THE MINISTRY FOR THE EASTERN TERRITORIES, CONCERNING THE “FINAL SOLUTION”, Pages 394-395 179 - ORDER BY REICHSKOMMISSAR LOHSE TO HALT THE KILLING OF JEWISH SKILLED WORKERS, DECEMBER 1941, Pages 396-397 180 - EXTRACT FROM A REPORT BY KARL JÄGER, COMMANDER OF EINSATZKOMMANDO 3, ON THE EXTERMINATION OF LITHUANIAN JEWS, 1941, Pages 398-400 181 - FROM THE DIARY OF A JEWISH YOUTH IN HIDING DURING AN AKTION IN THE VILNA GHETTO, 1941, Pages 400-401, Y. Rudashevski 182 - RESPONSA BY RABBI EPHRAIM OSHRY IN THE KOVNO GHETTO, Pages 402-404 183 - FROM THE DIARY OF A LITHUANIAN WOMAN DOCTOR ON THE JEWS IN THE KOVNO GHETTO, 1941, Pages 405-406 184 - DEATH PENALTY FOR TRADE IN A CONCENTRATION CAMP, Page 407 185 - APPLICATION BY KUBE, GENERALKOMMISSAR OF BYELORUSSIA, TO LOHSE CONCERNING THE CONDITION OF GERMAN JEWS IN MINSK, DECEMBER 16, 1941, Pages 408-409 186 - NOTES BY A JEW FROM VIENNA DEPORTED TO A CAMP IN THE MINSK DISTRICT, Pages 409-410 187 - REPORT BY KUBE ON THE EXTERMINATION OF JEWS AND THE FIGHT AGAINST THE PARTISANS IN BYELORUSSIA, Pages 411-413 188 - REPORT BY WAFFEN SS ON KILLING OF JEWS IN THE PRIPET MARSHES, Pages 414-415 189 - FROM A REPORT BY EINSATZGRUPPEN ON THE EXTERMINATION OF THE JEWS IN THE UKRAINE, OCTOBER 1941, Pages 416-417 190 - FROM A WEHRMACHT REPORT ON THE EXTERMINATION OF THE JEWS IN THE UKRAINE, Pages 417-419 191 - EXTERMINATION IN GAS VANS IN THE UKRAINE, 1942, Pages 419-420 192 - EVIDENCE ON THE KILLING OF JEWS IN KHARKOV, Pages 421-425 193 - ORDER TO THE JEWS BY THE GERMAN COMMAND IN THE CITY OF KISLOVODSK, Pages 425-426 194 - EVIDENCE OF WITNESSES ON THE DEPORTATION AND KILLING OF THE JEWS OF KISLOVODSK, Pages 427-430 195 - REPORT BY WEHRMACHT OFFICER ON MASSACRE IN THE UKRAINE, Pages 430-432 196 - PROCLAMATION BY JEWISH PIONEER YOUTH GROUP IN VILNA, CALLING FOR RESISTANCE, JANUARY 1, 1942, Pages 433-434 197 - COMMENTS ON THE PROGRAM OF THE F.P.O. IN VILNA, Pages 435-438 198 - ADDRESS BY GENS AFTER HIS APPOINTMENT AS GHETTO LEADER, JULY 1942, Pages 438-440 199 - GENS REPORTS TO THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP IN VILNA ON THE AKTION IN OSZMIANA, OCTOBER 1942, Pages 440-444 200 - FROM A DIARY BY ZELIG KALMANOVITCH FOLLOWING THE REPORT BY GENS, Pages 445-446 201 - INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE VILNA GHETTO IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR 1942, Page 447 202 - FROM THE DIARY OF A JEWISH YOUTH ON EDUCATION AND CULTURE IN THE VILNA GHETTO, 1942, Pages 448-449 203 - ADDRESS BY GENS ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JEWISH THEATER IN THE VILNA GHETTO, JANUARY 15, 1943, Pages 449-450 204 - THE BAN ON BIRTHS IN SHAVLI GHETTO, FROM THE DIARY OF E. YERUSHALMI, 1942–1943, Pages 450-453 205 - ADDRESS BY GENS ON THE DANGER OF BRINGING ARMS INTO THE VILNA GHETTO, MAY 15, 1943, Pages 453-455 206 - FROM AN ARTICLE IN GHETTO NEWS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRY AND WORK IN THE VILNA GHETTO, Pages 455-456 207 - ORDER BY HIMMLER FOR THE LIQUIDATION OF THE GHETTOS OF OSTLAND, JUNE 21, 1943, Pages 456-457 208 - REPORT BY THE COMMANDER OF THE SECURITY POLICE AND SD ON THE FUTURE OF THE VILNA GHETTO, JULY 1943, Pages 457-458 209 - PROCLAMATION BY THE F.P.O. CALLING FOR REVOLT IN VILNA, SEPTEMBER 1, 1943, Pages 459-460 210 - LIFE OF JEWISH PARTISANS AND JEWISH FAMILY CAMPS IN THE FOREST, FROM A DIARY BY A JEWISH PARTISAN, 1942–1943, Pages 461-463 211 - OPERATIONS DIARY OF A JEWISH PARTISAN UNIT IN RUDNIKI FOREST, 1943–1944, Pages 463-471 212 - EVIDENCE BY BLOBEL ON THE BURNING OF BODIES AND OBLITERATING THE TRACES OF BODIES OF JEWS KILLED BY THE EINSATZGRUPPEN, Pages 471-473 213 - EVIDENCE OF JEWISH ESCAPEES FROM THE NINTH FORT IN KOVNO ON THE BURNING OF THE BODIES, Pages 473-475 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, Page 477 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, Pages 479-482 INDEX OF NAMES, Pages 483-496 INDEX OF PLACES, Pages 497-500 INDEX OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS, Pages 501-504