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unknown, fl. 1946 [Entrance gate of Ziegenhain camp]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09956.07 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1946 Place Written: Schwalmstadt, Germany Type: Photograph Date: September 1946 Pagination: 1 photograph Order a Copy

One photograph dated September 1946 of the entrance gate of Ziegenhain camp. Pictured are Jewish refugees crossing the gate. Text on the reverse side contains a quote that reads, "This is the gate for refugees. Enter here and you shall suffer."

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