‘No man’s land’: deportations from Slovak territory in 1938: a case study of the Jewish community of Čadca

Abstract

ABSTRACT The Munich Agreement and the Vienna Arbitration led to the first displacement of Jewish residents. Representatives of the regime saw the loss of territory as an opportunity to resolve the ‘Jewish question.’ On November 4th, 1938 an operation was launched to deport the Jews to their home villages and the ceded territories. It is estimated that 700 Jews remained imprisoned in ‘No Man's Land’ on the border of Slovakia and Hungary. Two camps were established where these Jews were concentrated. This study illustrates the events in the case study of the town of Čadca and the local Jewish population.