Bargaining for Survival in a Nazi Camp: The Jewish Council of Westerbork in the Netherlands

Across Europe, Jewish administrative bodies were established by the Germans during World War II. These so-called ‘Jewish Councils’ were forced to implement the anti-Jewish Nazi policy in cities, camps, and ghettos. Bargaining for Survival in a Nazi Camp presents the first comprehensive account of the Jewish Council of Camp Westerbork, which was the largest Nazi camp in the Netherlands. The ‘Contact Committee,’ as the Council came to be known, played an important role in organizing (often co...