The Allied soldiers were completely unprepared for the scenes of unrelenting horror that greeted them in the camps.

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

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Jewish Orphans

Child Survivors En Route To Palestine
photo courtesy of Yad Vashem

The war was over. The Nazi horror had been stopped.

But where to go? Some tried to return to their old towns, and were killed by mobs or driven away by the "new" occupants of their house. Many tried to emigrate to the land of Israel, but were prevented by the British blockade and sent to camps in Cyprus.  The weary Jews of Europe began their lives anew.

 

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Liberation!

Women Survivors Receiving Bread
photo courtesy of Yad Vashem

It reshaped the Jewish world and affected us in more ways than we realize.   May we all see the day when humanity comes of age and horrors such as these are no more.

 

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Accusing Nazi

Liberated Jew Accusing Nazi
photo courtesy of Yad Vashem

 

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Survivor

A Survivor At The Camp
photo courtesy of Yad Vashem

Published: Wednesday, December 31, 1969
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Visitor Comments: 19

(19) amy truelove, May 12, 2011 2:54 PM

about the jews in camp

wow that was amazing man how did they all survive that camp

(18) Yochana613, January 16, 2009 10:06 AM

wow

The pictures are very eye opening - whats sad is that these photos are very mild in comparison to others.

(17) genivieve, April 7, 2008 1:57 PM

boo.

i believe that anyone sitting on their computers commenting on the holocaust are very enlightening. this was a tagic event in our history, and i therefore believe that researching this only makes me thought-thirsty to find out more.

(16) Kristin, May 9, 2007 10:35 AM

I dont understand how people just this happen. The nazi were only an eighth of the germain populition.Why would anyone do this.

(15) Bob, February 28, 2007 1:25 PM

this info was very interesting because i was not aware of the fascination that i had for this awesome according to my calculations

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About the Author

Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis

Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis studied biology and geology at Northern Illinois University. In addition, he spent time as a deep-sea diver in the oil fields in the North Sea between Scotland and Norway and has circumnavigated the seas of the world in a sailboat. Rabbi Ellis received rabbinic ordination from Aish HaTorah where he is a senior lecturer at the Discovery and Essentials programs.

Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky received his BS from Cornell with a major in Communication Arts and a minor in Archeology, and did post-graduate work at UCLA in the field of Desert Plants and Natural History. Prior to moving to Israel, he worked in the field of Urban Ecology including several years as a landscape designer in Beverly Hills. Rabbi Silinsky received rabbinic ordination from Aish HaTorah and the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. He currently teaches at the Yeshivat Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem.

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