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Not everyone survived-actually only a few did. Some were sent to a concentration camp against their will. To get to the camp most people had to go on a 4-9 day train ride. Most people died on the way to the camp.
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The kind of camp that one was sent to was crucially important. The chances of survival at an extermination camp were very remote indeed. For example, there are only 2 (yes, two) known survivors from Belzec, an extermination camp, and 434,508 Jews and an unknown number of Romanies (gypsies) were slaughtered there. (This is the only extermination camp for which a precise figure for the number of Jews killed is available).
The chances of survival at an 'ordinary' concentration camp, such as Dachau or Buchenwald, were better. Other key factors included state of health on arrival and the kind of work one had to do in the camps.
Some well known survivors include:
- Elie Wiesel - Auschwitz and Buchenwald, probably best known for his book Night.
- Eugen Kogon - Buchenwald, best known for his book on concentration camps entitled The Theory and Prcatice of Hell.
- Jean Amery - Auschwitz, author.
- Primo Levi - Auschwitz, author, best known for If This is a Man.
- Esther Bejarano - Auschwitz, musician. She later founded a small group called Coincidence that sings songs from the Jewish ghettos.
In most cases there were special circumstances that enabled them to survive. For example, Esther Bejarano was recruited into the Auschwitz Women's Orchestra, which was given adequate food by the SS, so that it could function, so that it could play when the women were marched off to work in the mornings - and, most macabre of all, during executions.
What else can I help you with?
When was Treblinka extermination camp created?
Treblinka extermination camp was created in 1942.
Where is Treblinka?
Treblinka II was the main extermination camp after Auschwitz II (Birkenau). An estimated 850,000 Jews were slaughtered there and only about 40-45 survived.
Where was treblinka death camp started?
It is/was about 60 miles NE of Warsaw.
Did there occur crimes against humanity in the Treblinka concentration camp?
Yes. The only purpose of Treblinka was to kill Jews and an estimated 850,000 were murdered there.
When was Treblinka established?
The Treblinka extermination camp was established in 1942 during World War II.
Who was the Camp Commandant of Treblinka Extermination Camp during the Holocaust?
The Camp Commando of Treblinka Extermination Camp was Kurt Hubert Franz (He was the 3rd and last commando of Treblinka.
When was Treblinka extermination camp created?
Treblinka extermination camp was created in 1942.
When did Treblinka extermination camp end?
Treblinka extermination camp ended in 1943.
What is the origin of Treblinka?
Treblinka (I) began as a concentration camp for Poles.
What are Treblinka?
Treblinka was a Nazi death camp on the northern part of Poland during the Holocaust.
What nazi extermination camp did a successful prisoner uprise?
Treblinka extermination camp
Treblinka extermination camp was built to murder the Jews of the?
Initially, Treblinka was built to kill the Jews in the Warsaw and Bialystock ghettos.
Where is Treblinka?
Treblinka II was the main extermination camp after Auschwitz II (Birkenau). An estimated 850,000 Jews were slaughtered there and only about 40-45 survived.
Where was treblinka death camp started?
It is/was about 60 miles NE of Warsaw.
What was Treblinka 1 used for?
Triblenka 1 was used as a labour camp
When was Treblinka established?
The Treblinka extermination camp was established in 1942 during World War II.
Did there occur crimes against humanity in the Treblinka concentration camp?
Yes. The only purpose of Treblinka was to kill Jews and an estimated 850,000 were murdered there.
