Między religią, prawem i perspektywą głodu. Wpływ rozporządzenia o zakazie uboju rytualnego z 26 października 1939 r. na życie codzienne warszawskich Żydów podczas II wojny światowej
Between Religion, Law and the Prospect of Hunger. The Impact of the Ritual Slaughter Ban Regulation of 26 October 1939 on the Everyday Life of Warsaw Jews During World War II

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is a theoretical and practical analysis of the directive prohibiting of ritual slaughter of 26 October 1939, with particular emphasis on the consequences the law had on everyday life of the Jewish community in Warsaw. Along with outlining the provisions of the actual regulation, the paper focuses on three main themes. The first one analyses the ways Jews in Warsaw were handling the ban on ritual slaughter before establishing of the Warsaw ghetto. The second one discusses the possibilities of obtaining kosher meat after the closed ghetto borders were demarcated. The third part studies the various consequences of introducing this regulation for the Jewish population of Warsaw. In the summary, we hope to have provided some answers about the effectiveness of the ritual slaughter ban during the war and to whether the Jews of Warsaw could successfully follow the requirements for kosher meat in the face of these regulations.

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