Mapping Modernity

15. Verbreitung der Juden

25 October 2023

Expansion of Jews in northwest Russia

In this map, dot symbols ranging from less than 10 to 100,000 (represented by the Star of David), illustrate the numbers and distribution of Jewish populations. The map is a compilation of ethnic studies conducted well before June 1941. Such maps were used in preparations for the identification, segregation, expulsion, and ultimately the extermination of Jewish communities.

F. Doubek & K. von Maydell, Die Verbreitung der Juden im nordwestlichen europäischen Russland auf Grund der Nationalitätenzählen, Berlin Dahlem 1942. Bundesarchiv Koblenz, 144 x 82.5 cm.