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Pabianice, Poland
Jack Adler was born in Pabianice in 1939. The city was occupied by the Nazis in September 1939. Jack and his family lived in the Pabianice ghetto from November 1939 until it was liquidated in August 1942, and they were sent to Lodz.
Amache Japanese-American Relocation Center, Granada, CO
Following the entry of the United States into the war, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942 authorizing the relocation and restriction of movement of persons considered “enemy aliens” to designated zones in the western US. Although not specified, the order was primarily leveraged against Japanese Americans. Under the oversight of the newly-established War Relocation Authority, c. 120,000 first and second-generation Japanese Americans were forced to relocate to internment camps, including one in Colorado at Granada (Amache). Only some 14,000 European-born “enemy aliens” (mostly German or Italian) were detained.
Versailles, France
Following the German defeat in World War I, the Treaty of Versailles (named after the French city where it was negotiated) imposed severe measures on Germany including significant loss of territory and demilitarization. The treaty further demanded that Germany take sole responsibility for World War I and extracted enormous reparations—payments for war damages—from the German government.
Kherson, Ukraine
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.