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List of Illustrations (p. xi) |
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Maps |
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Occupied Poland, 1939-1944 (p. xiv) |
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Wierzbnik-Starachowice: The Surrounding Region (p. xv) |
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Wierzbnik-Starachowice: Ghetto, Factories, and Camps (p. xvi) |
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Acknowledgments (p. xvii) |
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A Note on Names (p. xxi) |
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Introduction (p. 1) |
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Part I
The Jews of Wierzbnik |
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1 The Prewar Jewish Community of Wierzbnik-Starachowice (p. 15) |
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2 The Outbreak of War (p. 24) |
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3 The Earyl Months of German Occupation (p. 30) |
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4 The Judenrat (p. 34) |
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5 The German Occupiers in Wierzbnik-Starachowice (p. 40) |
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Coping with Adversity in Wierzbnik, 1940-1942 (p. 51) |
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Part II
The Destruction of the Wierzbnik Ghetto |
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7 Wierzbnik on the Eve of Destruction (p. 65) |
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8 The Aktion, October 27, 1942 (p. 83) |
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9 Into the Camps (p. 101) |
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Part III
Terror and Typhus: Fall 1942-Spring 1943
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10 Personalities and Structures (p. 113) |
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11 The Typhus Epidemic (p. 121) |
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12 The Althoff Masssacres (p. 125) |
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13 Tartak (p. 135) |
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Part IV
Stabilization |
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14 The Kolditz Era: Summer-Fall 1943 (p. 141) |
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15 Jewish Work (p. 153) |
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16 Food,Property, and the Underground Economy (p. 159) |
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17 The Ukrainian Guards (p. 168) |
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18 Poles and Jews (p. 172) |
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19 Children in the Camps (p. 176) |
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20 Childbirth, Abortion, Sex, and Rape (p. 185) |
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21 The Schroth Ers: Winter-Spring 1944 (p. 192) |
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Part V
Consolidation, Escape, Evacuation |
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22 Closing Majówka and Tartak (p. 207) |
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23 The Final Days (p. 218) |
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24 From Starachowice to Birkenau (p. 226) |
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25 The Starachowice Women and Children in Birkenau (p. 239) |
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26 Escapees (p. 146) |
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Part VI
Aftermath |
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27 Return to and Flight from Wierzbnik (p. 259) |
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28 Postwar Investigations and Trials in Germany (p. 270) |
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29 Conclusion (p. 291) |
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Notes (p. 301) |
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Index (p. 363) |