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 Personal belongings of the
prisoners were taken away
from them right after they
arrived the camp.
These items were then sorted
by other prisoners in large
warehouses in the back
section of camp. It was
known as “Canada” because it
was a place where there were
a lot of valuables, yet it
was like a far away land
that prisoners could never
reach to get these items.
As you can see from the
photos, many barracks were
burned down by the Germans
when the camp liquidated.
Known as “Canada,” these
barracks were filled with
belongings brought to the
camp by prisoners, things
they thought they could use
when they were told of their
“relocation.” Although the
Nazis wanted to destroy
evidences of their acts, a
barrack filled with
silverware still have its
remaining items that did not
go up in smoke. Today,
these silverware and metals
are displayed in a glass
case in what was left of the
barracks.
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The "Sauna"
Prisoners’ first stop –
prisoners were brought here
to be undressed, to have
their hair shaved (all parts
of the body), and to have
their valuables taken from
them to be sorted and later
sold by the Nazis. It was
known as the “Sauna” because
there were iron chambers
where the prisoners’
clothing was disinfected
with hot steam. This
building also housed a
shower room with 50 shower
heads.
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