Who is Mr.berkenwald at the factory in the cage?

Mr. Berkenwald is a character in "The Cage," a novel by Ruth Minsky Sender. He is depicted as a factory owner who employs Jewish workers during the Holocaust. His character symbolizes the conflict between survival and complicity, as he navigates the pressures of the Nazi regime while exploiting the labor of those in desperate circumstances. His actions reflect the moral dilemmas faced by individuals during that dark period in history.