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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...
Delegation of the Embassy of Canada to Poland visited the Treblinka Memorial Site
28 February 2023
On February 26, 2023, the Treblinka Museum was visited by the delegation of the Embassy of Canada to Poland, headed by Ambass...
The Museum closed on February 18, 2023
18 February 2023
ATTENTION On February 18 (Saturday) the Treblinka Museum is closed for the safety of the visitors. The area of the Museum ...
More “Meritorious for the Treblinka Museum” medals were awarded
14 February 2023
During the meeting commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto in Kosów Lacki, the following persons...
80th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto in Kosów Lacki
8 February 2023
On February 5 afternoon, the ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto in Kosów Lacki was...
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
8 February 2023
On January 27, on International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, the management of the Treblin...
The Museum closed on January 21, 2023
21 January 2023
ATTENTION On January 21 (Saturday) the Treblinka Museum is closed for the safety of the visitors. The area of the Museum inc...
Treblinka Museum opening hours in days 24.12.2022 – 01.01.2023
22 December 2022
We would like to inform that on December 24 and 31, 2022 the Treblinka Museum will be available to visitors from 9.00 a.m. to...
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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