Yosef Kaplan

Dan Michman

Religious Cultures of Dutch Jewry

This book is a linguistic-cultural study of the emergence of the Jewish ghettos during the Holocaust. It traces the origins and uses of the term 'ghetto' in European discourse from the sixteenth century to the Nazi regime. It examines with a magnifying glass both the actual establishment of and the discourse of the Nazis and their allies on ghettos from 1939 to 1944. With conclusions that oppose all existing explanations and cursory examinations of the ghetto, the book impacts overall understanding of the anti-Jewish policies of Nazi Germany.

The Emergence of Jewish Ghettos during the Holocaust

The Religious Cultures of Dutch Jewry presents a variety of religious belief and practice from the early modern period until today. Dutch Jewry was a meeting place of Jews of various origins and a microcosm of essential changes in Jewish history.

Dan Michman

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