Warsaw Ghetto Administration (b/w photo)

A female inhabitant of the Warsaw Ghetto wears an armband that indicates her status as an employee of the ghetto administration. The task of administering the day-to-day operations within the ghettos of Eastern Europe was delegated to the Jews. In addition to the administrative machinery known as the Jewish councils, there were also Jewish police and a range of administrators. Although many of these people were reviled by fellow Jews for assisting the Nazi conquerors, they typically received preferential treatment. Among the perks were increased food rations, better housing assignments, and access to newer clothing.