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Regulation for the
Establishment of the Judenraete,
November
28, 1939
1.
In each community a body representing the Jews will be formed.
2.
This representation of the Jews, known as the Judenrat, will
consist of 12 Jews in communities with up to 10,000
inhabitants, and in communities with more than 10,000
inhabitants, of 24 Jews, drawn from the locally resident
population. The Judenrat will be elected by the Jews of the
community. If a member of the Judenrat leaves, a new member is
to be elected immediately.
3.
The Judenrat will elect a chairman and a deputy from among its
members.
4.
1) After these elections, which must be completed not later
than December 31, 1939, the membership of the Judenrat is to
be reported to the responsible sub-district Commander (Kreishauptmann),
in urban districts to the City Commander (Stadthauptmann).
2)
The sub-district Commander (City Commander) will decide
whether the Judenrat membership submitted to him should be
approved. He may order changes in the membership.
5.
It is the duty of the Judenrat through its chairman or his
deputy to receive the orders of the German Administration. It
is responsible for the conscientious carrying out of orders to
their full extent. The directives it issues to carry out these
German decrees must be obeyed by all Jews and Jewesses.
Cracow,
November 28, 1939
The
Governor General
for
the Occupied Polish Territories
Frank
VB1GG,
1939, pp. 72-73. |
