Kontakti zatočenih Jevreja u koncentracionim logorima u Beogradu sa spoljnim svetom tokom Drugog svetskog rata

Abstract

U koncentracionim logorima u Beogradu (Banjica, Topovske šupe, Sajmište), namenjenim Jevrejima, režim je bio bezobziran, surov i brutalan. U tim logorima je postojao niz zabrana, a njihovo kršenje kažnjavano je veoma strogo, često i smrću. Među najteže prekršaje je spadalo i slanje pisama i poruka najbližoj rodbini i prijateljima van logora, sa namerom da im se ukaže na uslove u kojima se nalaze i uputi poslednji pozdrav. Otkriveni pošiljaoci, kao i prenosioci pisama, bili su surovo kažnjavani streljanjem u krugu logora. Poznata su imena nekih pošiljalaca i primalaca pisama, a pretpostavlja se da ih je bilo i više, ali nisu poznata imena „kurira", sem, možda, troje. U Prilozima je data autentična građa: sačuvana pisma iz logora.

Concentration camps in Belgrade (Banjica, Topovske šupe, Sajmište), intended for the detention of Jews, were governed by ruthless, cruel, and brutal policies. The camps imposed numerous rules of conduct, the violation of which was punished most severely, often by death. The most unforgiving violations included sending letters and messages to families and friends outside the camp, in order to inform them about the conditions in the camps, establish contacts with the family and relatives and salute them for the last time. The authors and messengers of such letters, when discovered, were punished by execution within the campgrounds. There is information regarding some senders and recipients of such letters, although it is assumed that there were more than the sources indicate; what remains unknown are the names of the messengers, except possibly three. The Appendices present authentic archive sources: the preserved letters from the camps.