Rebuilding Jewish identities in Displaced Persons Camps in Germany
In the summer 1945, Displaced Persons camps in Germany epitomized a place of contrasts and paradoxes. DPs still languished behind barbed wires after the Allied armies had liberated the concentration camps.The military had assumed that practically all of the Displaced Persons would be sent to their...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Bulletin du Centre de recherche français à Jérusalem
2007
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | In the summer 1945, Displaced Persons camps in Germany epitomized a place of contrasts and paradoxes. DPs still languished behind barbed wires after the Allied armies had liberated the concentration camps.The military had assumed that practically all of the Displaced Persons would be sent to their countries of origin. In the spring and summer 1945, 65 000 DPs were sent back home every day and almost six million were repatriated in September 1945. Accurate statistics are impossible, yet, acco... |
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