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Berlin Zoo
Fred Marcus visited the Berlin Zoo frequently in 1938 and 1939, even as other institutions closed their doors to Jews.
Hiroshima, Japan
On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This was the first use of a nuclear weapon in the field. Three days later, on August 9, 1945, another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, pushing Japan to surrender on August 15, 1945 and ending the war in the Pacific. Both cities were devastated and the combined death toll in the immediate aftermath of the blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki exceeded 100,000, with many more deaths recorded in subsequent months.
Babi Yar (Ukraine)
A ravine near Kiev, Ukraine where Nazi killing squads (Einsatzgruppen) murdered at least 34,000 Jews on September 29-30, 1941.
Westerbork transit camp (Netherlands)
A Nazi transit camp operating in the Netherlands under German occupation from 1942-1945. Dutch Jews were collected in Westerbork prior to deportation to concentration camps and killing centers in the east. Of the more than 100,000 Jews who passed through the camp, only 5,000 survived. Most were killed in Auschwitz-Birkenau and Sobibor.
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.