Arbeitsamt

  • Labor Office
Identifier
750
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

History

The Arbeitsamt had the general responsibility for meticulously filling the Arbeitseinsatz imposed on most of the ghetto’s inhabitants (men aged 16-57; women aged 17-46). In order to locate, arrest, and punish shirkers, the Arbeitsamt made use of the police apparatus.

Sources

  • Yad Vashem, www.yadvashem.org