HAJRTP 2018 Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Teachers Program June - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
HAJRTP 2018 Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Teachers Program June 26- July 10, 2018 Germany and Poland Bergen Belsen 1st concentration camp visited in Germany Liberated by British in 1945 and burned down Later became Displaced Persons
Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Teachers Program June 26- July 10, 2018 Germany and Poland
1st concentration camp visited in Germany Liberated by British in 1945 and burned down Later became Displaced Persons camp
All women’s camp Mainly used for textile factory labor Across the pond from a bustling town
Training, research, and development camp Trained officers to run other camps throughout Europe Developed killing and torture methods
One of the largest and most famous camps About the size of a small town One of the highest rates of mortality of Polish camps
First death camp visited Was completely destroyed by Nazis More than 600,000 killed in six months
One of the only camps left completely intact upon liberation Buildings still standing, many victims still alive
Final stop on our two week trip Like Belzec, destroyed by Nazis About 900,000 killed in nine months