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OCR: The Judenraete were counciis of Jewish eiders in charge of daily operational matters in the ghettos The German authorities formed these counciis decrease the bureaucratic burden the ghettos placed on them. The Judenraete were required to carry Out all German decrees including selecting who wouid be deported from the ghettos for resettlement which reaily meant transport to concentration camps or death camps. The Judenraete punoj themseives in no-win situation the Jews they represented oppressive German rule the Germans, they were disposabie tooi ir their proaram of exploiting and murdering European Jews. Setting up the Judenraete was typical of the Nazi technique of giving certain prisoners Dower over other prisoners This benefited the German authorities by delegating responsibility for ted ...