December, 1999 - May 21, 2000
Life Reborn: Jewish Displaced Persons, 1945-1951
a special exhibition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

 

January - May 3, 2000
2000 May Family Art & Writing Contest
Jewish Displaced Persons After the Holocaust
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The May Family Art & Writing Contest is designed to encourage students in grades 7-12 to learn about important topics pertaining to the Holocaust, and apply what they have learned by creating, and then submitting, an original artistic or written response.

Information about the contest and the entry form are available here.

 

January 14 - September 4, 2000
Rebirth After the Holocaust: The Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp, 1945-1950
B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum, Washington, D.C.

Rebirth After the Holocaust: The Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp, 1945-1950, a photo-documentary exhibition presented by the B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum, illuminates the little known history of the years immediately following liberation, when Bergen-Belsen became the largest displaced persons camp in Germany, a thriving, self-governed Jewish community, and the center for Jewish political and social activity in the British Zone of Occupation.

Rebirth After the Holocaust: The Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp, 1945-1950 has been organized by the World Federation of Bergen-Belsen Associations in conjunction with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibition and conference, Life Reborn: Jewish Displaced Persons 1945-1951. The creation of this exhibition was made possible with the help of a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and with additional support from Harvey M. Krueger and Martin B. Bloch.

"This exhibition depicts an inspiring chapter in Jewish history in the aftermath of the Holocaust. The story of the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp will forever remain a unique example of a successful struggle by the survivors for Jewish and human rights: having emerged from death and destruction, they stood for life, freedom, and remembrance," stated Sam E. Bloch, a member of the Jewish Committee which governed the Bergen-Belsen DP Camp, President of the World Federation of Bergen-Belsen Associations, and co-curator of the exhibition.

"Through artifacts, documents and photographs, this exhibition recounts the remarkable political, cultural, educational and social activities of the Bergen-Belsen DP Camp - the first newspaper published by survivors of the Holocaust, theater companies, an orchestra, schools and vocational training programs, sports teams - and its historic role in the struggle for Jewish statehood," noted Jean Bloch Rosensaft, co-curator.

The B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum, founded in 1957, features exhibitions related to the history, art and culture of the Jewish people. Located on the ground floor of the headquarters of B'nai B'rith International, the nation's first Jewish social service organization, the museum also houses one of America's most prestigious collection of Jewish ceremonial art. The museum is open from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sunday through Thursday and 10:00 - 3:30 PM on Fridays. Closed Saturdays, Jewish Holidays and Federal Holidays. Call 202-857-6583 for information and group tours.