Mrs. Sara Rosen has researched processes in Ghettos in Transnistria.
Her articles provided hereafter (One in English and one in Hebrew) deal with the Murafa Ghetto and are provided here with her permission. Sara, thank you!
SURVIVING IN MURAFA GHETTO: A CASE STUDY OF LIFE IN THE GHETTOS IN TRANSNISTRIA
The paper presents the life of Jewish families in the ghetto of Murafa in northern Transnistria. The main research question is: How can one evaluate the importance of the interrelationship between the communal organization and the family unit to the efforts of Jews to endure ghetto life? The hypothesis of the paper is that the family unit was central to the ability to survive and that the transformations undergone by families were a reflection of both difficulties and opportunities of the family unit under extreme conditions. Various factors impacting on the family unit will be examined, including communal organization, the position of the family in the social system of the ghetto, the economic situation of the family, the level of mutual support among family members, role change in the family, and different patterns of interaction between family members.
This is the first study dedicated to this particular ghetto in Transnistira, with its population of 4,500. The research is based on primary sources from the ghetto, including formal archival materials of the authorities, personal letters, journals and memoirs, and oral histories. The analysis will draw on the theories of sociology as they relate to the structure and conduct of families in everyday life as well as life under extreme pressure. The study findings will provide new insights to understanding life in this ghetto and may offer a comparative approach to everyday life in East European ghettos under German occupation.
SURVIVING IN MURAFA GHETTO: A CASE STUDY OF ONE GHETTO IN TRANSNISTRIA Murafa Ghetto 14.7
The Hebrew document: יחיד, משפחה וקהילה: חקר מקרה להישרדות בגטו מורפה בטרנסניסטריה
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