(France) Train Station that Became the First Concentration Camp for French Jews Being Rebuilt as Museum

[Jan Meisels Allen janmallen@att.net]

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The first concentration camp for French Jews in eastern France was a train
station in Pithiviers France. It housed 3,500 Jews in May 1941, prior to
deportation of Jews to Auschwitz.

Local authorities announced they are devoting funds to preserve the place
and establish exhibitions and declare it a historical monument.

To read more see: http://tinyurl.com/y9gp55x3
Original url:

https://www.jta.org/2017/06/09/news-opinion/world/first-french-concentration-camp-being-converted-into-memorial

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee




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