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Bergen-Belsen

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[ber-guhn-bel-zuhn, bur-guhn-bel-suhn] / ˈbɛr gənˈbɛl zən, ˈbɜr gənˈbɛl sən /

noun

  1. Belsen.


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Micha Gelber, one of the last Dutch survivors of Bergen-Belsen, told AFP that preserving the memory of the camps was all the more important given the rise of antisemitism in the Netherlands.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The King and Queen Camilla were later handed candles to light by Rachel Levy, who survived both Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

He cites a heartbreaking example of such resistance, shown by a group of young Tunisian Jews who arrived at Bergen-Belsen in 1943.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Her family was arrested in August 1944 and she died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen in February 1945.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

A couple of weeks after Rivkah came here to Bergen-Belsen, the typhus took root.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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