Noam Leibman

Research Topic: Ordinary Jews’ Attitudes to Jewish Power Structures during World War II: A Comparative Perspective on Warsaw, Lodz, Vilna, and Stanisławów.

Faculty and Department: Department of Jewish History, Faculty of Humanities

Supervisor: Prof. Marcos Silber, Prof. Guy Miron. 

https://jewish-history.haifa.ac.il/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&lang=en&Itemid=109

Research: The study examines the attitudes of ordinary Jews toward power structures within the Jewish community during World War II, focusing on Warsaw, Łódź, Vilna, and Stanisławów. Through diaries, war-time memoirs, and other ego-documents, the research explores the relationship between these perceptions and the behavioral patterns and stances adopted by ordinary Jews.

Relevant keywords: power structures, ego-documents, perception