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Patriotic and religious ceremony to the memory of the Victims of the Treblinka Penal Labour Camp and World War II – September 2, 2023
5 September 2023
On September 2, 2023, patriotic and religious ceremony was held at the Treblinka Museum to the memory of the Victims of the T...
The opening of “THE JEWS IN BULGARIAN LANDS” exhibition
2 September 2023
"THE JEWS IN BULGARIAN LANDS" is the name of the new temporary exhibition on the premises of the Treblinka Museum. The openin...
80th anniversary of the revolt at the Treblinka II Death Camp
7 August 2023
Samuel Willenberg described his escape from the camp during the revolt on August 2, 1943 as follow: “Now I run with the oth...
The album “Samuel Willenberg – Hero of Two Nations”
5 July 2023
The album "Samuel Willenberg – Hero of Two Nations" tells the complex story of the fate of Poles and Jews during the Second...
Another “Meritorious for the Treblinka Museum” medals were awarded
3 July 2023
On June 23 at the Treblinka Museum, the “Meritorious of the Treblinka Museal were presented for: Beate Stollberg – Wo...
June 14, 2022, celebration of the National Remembrance Day for the Victims of the German Nazi Concentration Camps and Death Camps
19 June 2023
The National Day of Remembrance for Victims of German Concentration and Death Camps was established in 2006. For the third ti...
Ceremony of consecration of the tombstone of 22 people of Roma nationality
12 June 2023
On May 19, 2023 a solemn consecration of the tombstone at the cemetery in Prostyń took place. Last year on April 8, the rema...
Visiting the Museum on May 1-3, 2023
27 April 2023
We inform that on May 1st (Monday), May 2nd (Tuesday) and May 3rd (Wednesday) the Treblinka Museum is open to visitors. Visit...
Halina Birenbaum visited the Treblinka Museum
25 April 2023
On April 20, 2023, the Treblinka Museum was visited by Mrs. Halina Birenbaum, a Holocaust survivor, Polish-Israeli writer, po...
Treblinka Museum opening hours on 08/04/2023 – 10/04/2023
3 April 2023
We would like to inform that on April 8, 2023 (Saturday) the Treblinka Museum will be open to visitors from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00...
The Treblinka Museum would like to thank Mr. Nikos Kosmidis and prof. Susy Gruss
17 March 2023
The Treblinka Museum would like to express special thanks to Mr. Nikos Kosmidis, PhD Candidate in Architecure (DUTH), MA in T...
Delegation of the Treblinka Museum in Greece
8 March 2023
The visit of the delegation of the Treblinka Museum to Greece, which was attended by the director of the Treblinka Museum, Ed...
Camps
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Treblinka II
The Treblinka extermination camp (centre) was built by the Germans in mid-1942 next to a nearby penal labour camp. It was established as a part of Operation Reinhard, the goal of which was to eliminate the Jewish population. It covered an area of 17 hectares and was surrounded by a high barbed wire fence. The camp was operated by a command staff of 30-40 Germans and Austrians who were assisted by around 100-120 guards, mainly Ukrainians. Doctor of medicine Irmfried Eberl became the first command...
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Treblinka I
Penal Labour Camp functioned from the summer of 1941 to the end of July 1944. The initiator and organizer was the county staroste in Sokołów Podlaski, Ernst Gramss. The commandant of the camp throughout the entire period was Theo van Eupen. German service consisted of about 20 people. They had help from a group of guards (about 100 people) – mainly Ukrainians. Over 20,000 prisoners went through the camp, of which about 10,000 died or were shot....
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