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Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp - Photographs

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From 1945 to 1952, more than 250,000 Jewish displaced persons lived in camps and urban centers in Germany, Austria, and Italy. Located in Germany, Feldafing was the first all-Jewish displaced persons camp.

Children in the Feldafing displaced persons camp

Three Jewish children in the Feldafing displaced persons camp.

Three Jewish children in the Feldafing displaced persons camp. Feldafing, Germany, 1946–47.

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Jewish refugees at a displaced persons camp

Jewish refugees in Feldafing displaced persons camp.

Jewish refugees in Feldafing displaced persons camp. Germany, after 1945.

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Portraits of Zionist leaders hang in a classroom

Lyrics to the Jewish national anthem and portraits of Zionist leaders hang in a classroom.

Lyrics to the Jewish national anthem and portraits of Zionist leaders hang in a classroom in a displaced persons camp. Feldafing, Germany, after April 1945.

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Demanding open immigration into Palestine

Jewish displaced persons put up signs demanding open immigration into Palestine.

Jewish displaced persons put up signs demanding open immigration into Palestine. Feldafing displaced persons camp, Germany, after May 1945.

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