Some German Jews, when informed of their deportations, committed suicide. In Mannheim, out of 2,500 deportees, 10 committed suicide. In Baden-Baden, with scarcely 100 community members, 10 killed themselves. More suicides occurred during the transport. Most of these cases of suicide involved German Jews, who had moved away from Judaism, been bap...
Creator:
Hirschberger, Fritz, 1912-2004
Created:
1990?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.