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At the war’s end, the Allies gathered survivors in DP camps in Germany, Austria and Italy. The survivors managed to organize a vibrant Jewish life, which incorporated educational and cultural activities, religious worship and political activism. Many came to Israel, to rebuild their lives, and become active partners in the most important communal endeavor of the Jewish people in the 20th century.
The flag of Israel raised by Holocaust Survivor Eleazar (Spiegel) Shafrir upon hearing the results of the vote in the UN on the 29th of November 1947 approving the creation of the State of Israel

The flag of Israel raised by Holocaust Survivor Eleazar (Spiegel) Shafrir upon hearing the results of the vote in the UN on the 29th of November 1947 approving the creation of the State of Israel

Mirror containing photos of Paul and Tereza Vadasz’s two children, Robi and Guri, age five and three, who were deported together with their parents in 1944 from Oradea Mare, Hungary to Auschwitz and murdered there. Paul, the sole survivor, returned to his home where he found the mirror with his late wife’s relatives. In 1947, Paul remarried, and had a daughter, Katy. Katy kept the mirror with the pictures of her half-siblings as a memorial to her father’s previous family.

Mirror containing photos of Paul and Tereza Vadasz’s two children, Robi and Guri, age five and three, who were deported together with their parents in 1944 from Oradea Mare, Hungary to Auschwitz and murdered there. Paul, the sole survivor, returned to his home where he found the mirror with his late wife’s relatives. In 1947, Paul remarried, and had a daughter, Katy. Katy kept the mirror with the pictures of her half-siblings as a memorial to her father’s previous family.

"Now I am a free man living in Tel Aviv." So concludes David Horowicz in the journal he began to write in Antwerp in August 1940 and completed on 3 December 1945.

"Now I am a free man living in Tel Aviv." So concludes David Horowicz in the journal he began to write in Antwerp in August 1940 and completed on 3 December 1945.

Wedding at Mittenwald Displaced Persons Camp, 1946

Wedding at Mittenwald Displaced Persons Camp, 1946

Miryam Elizabeth Herbst and Moshe Ladislav Sarvasi's handwritten Ketubah from Bergen Belsen DP camp

Miryam Elizabeth Herbst and Moshe Ladislav Sarvasi's handwritten Ketubah from Bergen Belsen DP camp

Holocaust Survivor Testimonies: The Displaced Persons' Camps

Holocaust Survivor Testimonies: The Displaced Persons' Camps

Salonika, Greece, Postwar, Wedding of nine couples who survived the Holocaust

Salonika, Greece, Postwar, Wedding of nine couples who survived the Holocaust

While in the detention camp in Cyprus, Katriel sculpted this tombstone in memory of his parents, who had been murdered in Auschwitz. Katriel and his brother Moshe enlisted in the IDF as soon as they reached Israel, and Katriel fought in the battles near Latrun. Tragically, on 10 October 1948, Katriel was killed in an enemy attack, together with several of his friends. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Nahariya.

While in the detention camp in Cyprus, Katriel sculpted this tombstone in memory of his parents, who had been murdered in Auschwitz. Katriel and his brother Moshe enlisted in the IDF as soon as they reached Israel, and Katriel fought in the battles near Latrun. Tragically, on 10 October 1948, Katriel was killed in an enemy attack, together with several of his friends. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Nahariya.

A Hanukkah menorah carved from limestone in the detention camps in Cyprus

A Hanukkah menorah carved from limestone in the detention camps in Cyprus

Miryam Elizabeth Herbst and Moshe Ladislav Sarvasi's handwritten Ketubah from Bergen Belsen DP camp

Miryam Elizabeth Herbst and Moshe Ladislav Sarvasi's handwritten Ketubah from Bergen Belsen DP camp

Wedding canopy from Eretz Israel sent by the Joint Distribution Committee to survivors in the European DP camps. | When the war ended, the Joint Distribution Committee asked the Jews in Eretz Israel to help supply rings and wedding canopies (Hupot) so that wedding ceremonies could be conducted in the DP camps. These items were used by thousands of Holocaust survivors who were eager to get married and start new families.

Wedding canopy from Eretz Israel sent by the Joint Distribution Committee to survivors in the European DP camps. | When the war ended, the Joint Distribution Committee asked the Jews in Eretz Israel to help supply rings and wedding canopies (Hupot) so that wedding ceremonies could be conducted in the DP camps. These items were used by thousands of Holocaust survivors who were eager to get married and start new families.

"Now I am a free man living in Tel Aviv." So concludes the journal that David Horowicz began in Antwerp in August 1940 and completed on 3 December 1945.

"Now I am a free man living in Tel Aviv." So concludes the journal that David Horowicz began in Antwerp in August 1940 and completed on 3 December 1945.

Aryeh Mühlrad on his way to Israel via Italy

Aryeh Mühlrad on his way to Israel via Italy

Aryeh Klein carving chess pieces in front of his tent in the detainment camp in Cyprus

Aryeh Klein carving chess pieces in front of his tent in the detainment camp in Cyprus

Issachar Parkiet taught chess to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren - the game he learnt in hiding

Issachar Parkiet taught chess to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren - the game he learnt in hiding

Foehrenwald, Germany, Postwar, a poster announcing an artistic show during Hanukkah in the DP camp

Foehrenwald, Germany, Postwar, a poster announcing an artistic show during Hanukkah in the DP camp