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Barrack 56, Westerbork Camp

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Barrack 56, Westerbork Camp

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    May 9, 2020

    Barrack 56 was used as a work barrack, batteries were taken apart for recycling. The barrack was sold in 1957 and used as a chicken shed. In 2010, the barrack was donated to the Remembrance Center and returned to its original location.

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      October 28, 2023

      In July '42, the first "residents" entered barrack 56. Conditions were appalling, especially in the first months when drinking water was scarce and electricity was lacking.

      Camp survivor Fritz Tauber:

      'Surprised, I remained sitting on my bed from where I had a good overview. During the night, women and girls were also accommodated in the men's section due to lack of space. Women, men and children, all mixed together, half or fully dressed, lay, sat, crouched or knelt on their beds. Sleepy and pale people looked at each other with deep-set eyes in astonishment, at first hostile and suspicious, later sad and understanding. At that moment everyone's distinction disappeared, position and rank, wealth and poverty belonged to the past, nothing remained but man, as he was, without good and evil.'
      kampwesterbork.nl/de-stichting/nieuws/item/column-barak-65

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        April 15, 2024

        The remains of a former barracks are very clearly visible on the site. A painting shows what it looked like back then

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          Location: Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands

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