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Ellis Island, NY
Between 1892 and 1954, some 12 million immigrants to the United States passed through the immigration inspection station at Ellis Island in New York Harbor. Jack Adler spent his first night in the U.S. here in late 1946, before moving to a home for war orphans in the Bronx.
Skokie, IL
In 1977, the Chicago suburb of Skokie, IL fought a legal battle with the National Socialist Party of America after the town denied the NSPA a permit to hold a demonstration in Skokie. Jack Adler and his family lived in Skokie at the time.
Lodz, Poland
Paula Burger and her family passed through Lodz in 1945 after the war ended, on their journey to reach the American-occupied zone.
Kaufering concentration camp (Germany)
A subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp, Kaufering was established in August 1944 near Landsberg am Lech in Bavaria. Prisoners--primarily Jews transported from Auschwitz--labored at the construction of vast hangars for aircraft production that were hidden underground in order to shield the facilities from Allied bombs. Kaufering eventually comprised eleven camps and was among the deadliest of the Nazi labor camps. Jack Adler was sent to Kaufering from Auschwitz-Birkenau in August 1944. He spent approximately seven months here, until March 1945.
This map features a selection of locations that figure in the history of the Holocaust. This is not a comprehensive map. The featured locations were selected based on their relevance to the Survival & Witness project. Many sites have been omitted due to the limited scope of this project; new locations will be added as the project is expanded.