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Föhrenwald (German: [ˈføːʁənˌvalt]) was one of the largest displaced persons camps in post-World War II Europe and the last to close, in 1957. It was located in the section now known as Waldram in Wolfratshausen in Bavaria , Germany .
In an unparalleled six-year period between 1945 and 1951, European Jewish life was reborn in camps such as Foehrenwald. A major displaced persons (DP) camp in the American zone of occupation of Germany, southwest of Munich, Foehrenwald was among the largest and most significant of the Jewish DP installations.
Das Lager Föhrenwald wurde 1939 als Mustersiedlung für Rüstungsbetriebe errichtet und diente später als Auffanglager für Zwangsarbeiter, KZ-Häftlinge und jüdische Überlebende des Holocausts. Heute ist es ein Stadtteil von Wolfratshausen und ein Museum.
Jun 1, 2020 · Mehr als 5000 Juden, vor allem aus Osteuropa, lebten nach 1945 in Föhrenwald, einem Stadtteil von Wolfratshausen, der heute Waldram heißt. © Bürger fürs BADEHAUS Waldram-Föhrenwald e.V.
Föhrenwald was a large DP camp converted from slave labourer’s accommodation. It was opened in June 1945 and was situated south-west of Munich in the American zone of occupied Germany. It held approximately 4000 residents.
After the war hundreds of thousands of Jews congregated in Displaced Persons’ (DP) camps in the areas controlled by the Allies. These Jews, known as Sh’erit Hapleita (the surviving remnant), sought to emigrate from Europe, most hoping to immigrate to Eretz Israel.
Fohrenwald. Foehrenwald was one of the largest DP centres in Germany.It was based in former workers housing and known for its relatively good conditions of living. According to ORT Bulletin : ‘At one time Fohrenwald was a garden city for industrial workers but under Hitler became a military base and prison camp.
