The Ghettos established by the Nazis in German-occupied Eastern Europe during the Second World War have mainly been seen as lawless spaces marked by brutality, tyranny, and the systematic murder of the Jewish population.
Looking at sources from multiple archive.
Drawing on examples from the Warsaw, Lodz, and Vilna ghettos, Dance on the Razor\'s Edge explores how under these circumstances highly improvised legal spheres emerged in these coerced and heterogeneous ghetto communities.
The Ghettos established by the Nazis in German-occupied Eastern Europe during the Second World War have mainly been seen as lawless spaces marked by brutality, tyranny, and the systematic murder of the Jewish population