title: The social and cultural life of the prisoners in the Jewish forced labor camp at Skarzysko-Kamienna.
abstract: The article discusses the social and cultural life among the Jewish prisoners at the Skarzysko-Kamienna forced labor camp in central Poland. The activities included organized observances of religious and national customs and creative arts and performances of many kinds. The activities served several functions for the artists and audiences. Whether as a source of income in the struggle for physical survival, or as a psychological escape from the terrible reality of daily life in the camp, or as a unifying element for the fragmented prisoner population, or as a from of political resistance, these social and cultural activities in the camp constitute a singular phenomenon in the history of the Holocaust.
authors.affiliation: Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karay
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D003209:Concentration Camps / Q000266:history; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006693:Holidays / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D007585:Jews / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D008603:Mental Health / Q000266:history; D011044:Poland / Q000208:ethnology; D011329:Prisoners / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D012067:Religion / Q000266:history; D012919:Social Behavior; D011049:Social Control Policies / Q000266:history; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology; D014937:Work / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D047789:World War II