Definition of Judenrat in English:
Judenrat
nounPlural Judenrate ˈjuːdnraːtˈjuːd(ə)nrɑːtˈyo͞od(ə)nˌrät
A council representing a Jewish community, especially in German-occupied territory during the Second World War.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ghettos throughout the Reich territory were administered by a Judenrat, which acted as a steady source of informants and active collaborators for the Nazi authorities.
- When that failed to help, the Judenrat was ordered to make the wall higher, at the expense of the Jews, of course.
- This is just a quick moment in the book, but I'm blogging it because it reminds me to mention the excellent book on the Judenrat by my grandfather, Leonard Tushnet.
- The Judenrat and Jewish police were responsible for making the selections of Jews for transportation or death as demanded by the Germans.
- In each ghetto the Germans set up a Jewish council, called the Judenrat.
Origin
German, 'Jewish council'.