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Patriotic and religious celebrations at the Penal Labour Camp
9 September 2019
Traditionally, on the first Saturday of September, patriotic and religious celebrations took place on the premises of the for...
Visit of Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs in Museum Treblinka
9 September 2019
On the 31 of August 2019 delegation of politicians from Spain visited Museum Treblinka. It was led by the Minister of Forei...
German youth visits Museum Treblinka
9 September 2019
Between 5 and 9 August 2019 a group of young people from Jugendhaus Shalom Gera in Germany visited Museum Treblinka. The grou...
76 anniversary of the revolt at Treblinka Extermination Camp
28 August 2019
On 2nd August 1943, on Monday afternoon a revolt of prisoners at Treblinka Extermination Camp began. Since spring 1943, by or...
Karen I. Treiger – My soul is filled with joy. History of the Holocaust – a new publishing offer in the offer of the Treblinka Museum
16 July 2019
We are pleased to announce that in the Treblinka Museum the book "My soul is full of joy" is now available. The author – Ka...
A study trip of the Treblinka Museum’s academic staff to the Museum of Pawiak Prison in Warsaw
11 July 2019
On July 5, 2019. a study tour of the employees of the Treblinka Museum took place at the Pawiak Prison Museum.The purpose of ...
June 14 – National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the German Nazi Concentration Camps and Death Camps
2 July 2019
The National Remembrance Day for the Victims of the German Nazi Concentration Camps and Death Camps was passed on June 8, 200...
Study trip of employees of the Treblinka Museum to the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt
2 July 2019
On May 12-15, 2019, a delegation of employees of the Treblinka Museum convened over memorial sites in the state of Saxony - A...
Appointment of the Museum Council at the Treblinka Museum. German Nazi Extermination Camp and Forced Labour Camp (1941-1944)
2 July 2019
On April 30, pursuant to Resolution No. 547/43/19 of the Masovian Voivodeship Board of Directors of April 30, 2019 and the St...
28. March of the Living – 28/04 – 05/06/2019
2 July 2019
From 28/04/2015 to 06/05/2019, the 28th March of the Living took place. This year, the Treblinka Museum was visited by approx...
24th of March – National Remembrance Day of Poles rescuing Jews under German Occupation
1 July 2019
At the 24th of March we celebrate a public holiday - National Remembrance Day of Poles rescuing Jews under German Occupation....
We invite you to a temporary exhibition entitled: “My Jewish parents, my Polish parents”.
1 July 2019
The Museum presents a temporary exhibition titled "My Jewish parents, my Polish parents", which is about the life of Jewish c...
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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