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Four family members press up against a fence to say goodbye to a child on the other side of the fence. The child on the other side of the fence is sitting on the ground, facing away from the camera. A Star of David patch is pinned on the back of his coat. Another person can be seen behind the fence in the background.

Chełmno (Kulmhof) Killing Center

The Chełmno (Kulmhof) killing center was one of five killing centers that Nazi Germany created as part of the “Final Solution”— the Nazi plan to murder Europe’s Jews. Chełmno was the first camp where the Nazis murdered Jewish people in gas chambers using poisonous gas. In total, the Nazis murdered at least 152,000 Jews and 4,300 Roma at Chełmno.