Judenfrei
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Judenrein and Judenfrei (German: free of Jews) were Nazi terms to designate an area free of Jewish presence.[1] The words bear slightly different connotations; while Judenfrei merely refers to "freeing" an area of all of its Jewish citizens, Judenrein (literally "clean of Jews") demands that any trace of Jewish blood be removed as an impurity.[2]
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[edit] Some of the locations declared Judenfrei
Establishments, villages, cities, and regions were declared Judenfrei after they were ethnically cleansed of Jews.
- Gelnhausen, Germany - reported Judenfrei on November 1, 1938 by propaganda newspaper Kinzigwacht after its synagogue was closed and remaining local Jews forced to leave the town. [3]
- German-occupied Luxembourg - reported Judenfrei by the press on October 17, 1941. [4]
- German-occupied Estonia – December, 1941 [5]. Reported as Judenfrei at Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942 [6]
- German-occupied Belgrade, Serbia – August, 1942[7]
- Vienna - reported Judenfrei by Alois Brunner on October 9, 1942
- Berlin, Germany – July 16th, 1943 [8]
[edit] Other uses
The term judenfrei was first used in Germany in the 19th century.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Holocaust Glossary: Terms, Places, and Personalities
- ^ Aryanization: Judenrein & Judenfrei
- ^ JUDAUSKomplett.cdr
- ^ Commémoration de la Shoah au Luxembourg
- ^ Extract from Report by Einsatzgruppe A
- ^ Museum of Tolerance Multimedia Learning Center
- ^ Final Solution (New York, 1985), p. 77; Walter Manoschek, "Serbien ist judenfrei".
- ^ 16. Juni 1943
