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81st Anniversary of the Revolt in the Treblinka Extermination Camp on August 2, 2024, at the Treblinka Museum site.
25 July 2024
On the afternoon of Monday, August 2, 1943, an armed revolt by Jewish prisoners broke out at the German Nazi Treblinka II Ext...
Director of the Treblinka Museum Honored with the “Gwiazda Niepodległości” Bagde (Star of Independence)
9 July 2024
The Director of the Treblinka Museum was honored with the "Gwiazda Niepodległości" Badge (Star of Independence), awarded by t...
Archaeological Research at the Former Area of the Treblinka Extermination Camp
9 July 2024
At the Memorial Site of the Treblinka II Extermination Camp, doctoral candidates and students, under the direction of Dr. Seb...
14 June – The National Day of Remembrance for Victims of German Nazi Concentration Camps and Extermination Camps
19 June 2024
On June 14, 2024, at the Treblinka Museum, the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of German Nazi Concentration Camps and...
Information about the suspension of traffic on the “Black Road'”
7 June 2024
In accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the “Black Road” is closed due to th...
Visiting the Museum on May 1-3, 2024
30 April 2024
We inform that on May 1st (Wednesday), May 2nd (Thursday) and May 3rd (Friday) the Treblinka Museum is open to visitors. Visi...
Treblinka Museum opening hours in days 30.03. – 01.04.2024
25 March 2024
We would like to inform that on March 30, 2024 (Saturday) the exhibition in the Treblinka Museum building will be open to Vis...
A cooperation agreement between the Treblinka Museum and the Jewish Historical Institute has been signed.
2 February 2024
On February 1st, at the Jewish Historical Institute (JHI), an agreement of cooperation was signed between the Treblinka Museu...
Visiting Museum on January 1 and January 6, 2024
28 December 2023
Dear Visitors,We would like to inform you that on January 1, 2024, the exhibition in the museum building will be closed to vi...
Visiting Museum on December 24-26 and December 31
18 December 2023
Dear Visitors,We would like to inform you that on December 24, and December 31, 2023, the exhibition in the museum building w...
The inaugural meeting of the Museum Council
18 December 2023
On December 14th, the inaugural meeting of the Museum Council for the 2023-2026 term was held at the 'Treblinka Museum: The G...
Further Awards of the ‘Meritorious for the Treblinka Museum” Medals.
8 December 2023
On December 6th, a delegation from Greece visited the Treblinka Museum. The meeting began with a ceremony of awarding the “Me...
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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