Council of Jewish Elders

  • Ältestenrat
  • CJE
Identifier
512
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

Dates of Existence

1941-12-04/1945-05-05

History

On 1941-12-04, Eichmann appoints Prague Zionist leader Jacob Edelstein chairperson of the Council of Jewish Elders, responsible for the “self-administration” of Theresienstadt.

Sources

  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, www.ushmm.org