Treblinka |
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Treblinka is known as the
Death camp because every one
who was sent here was to be
killed. This camp held
only the Jews.
Approximately 875,000 people
were killed at Treblinka in
in a period of just 13
months. What is left today
are only a
map, monuments and
memorials, and some
reconstruction of pillars
and stones to show visitors
where the train tracks and
gates were used to be.
The whole camp was burned
down by the prisoners in the
uprising of August 1943, and
later, the rest of the camp
was destroyed by the
surviving prisoners by force
of the Germans. After
the prisoners destroyed the
camp, they were then killed
by the Germans to wipe out
all evidences of the Nazi's
inhumanity toward the Jews.
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Treblinka concentration camp
was hidden behind these tall
trees. It was
deliberately built this way
because the Nazis wanted to
cover up all the inhumanity
done to people... people
like you and me. |
These
rectangular long stones
represent the train tracks
that entered the camp. Pillars of
stone represent the fences
of the camp.
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Hidden
Destruction
(photo
above),
courtesy of
Jerry
Summerfield
"Bus 1 walking
into Treblinka.
The group is
walking
alongside of the
"tracks" leading
into Treblinka,
crossing through
the "fence". It
was so peaceful
and calming in
Treblinka. A
fitting closing
of the trip. "
- Jerry
Summerfield,
MRH 2006
participant
University
of
Kentucky
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There are about
17,000 stones
constructed on this site to
commemorate each of the
17,000 Jewish communities
that were killed during the
Holocaust. As you walk
around, you can see names of
these communities,
especially on the larger
stones.
Our guide, Jacob told us
that there is no one place
where you can stand, on this
camp, and yet can see all of
the stones, because there
were so many stones....you
can imagine, so many
communities that perished.
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On main monument in
the middle of the other
stones: “Never Again” in
different languages.
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There were 10 small gas
chambers where Carbon
Monoxide was administered to
kill the prisoners.
The dead bodies were then
burned on a grill over a
fire. We were all
walking on the ground where
the ashes of prisoners were
scattered in fields and
streams.
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We later formed a circle and
reflect on what we have
seen, heard and how we felt
at that time. One
participant also shared with
us some information she
researched on Treblinka.
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Click here for more photos
(slideshow).
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Read more about Treblinka:
(external)
Death camps.
Forgotten camps - Treblinka
PBS Frontline - Treblinka
Scrapbookpages.com-
Treblinka
Wikipedia
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