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Bergen-Belsen

American  
[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

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

Nowhere was this more true than when British and Canadian troops advanced on the camp at Bergen-Belsen, near Hanover, in April 1945.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Jun. 3, 2024

First thing the next morning we were put to work right away, with no more time to recover from our torturous train ride like at Bergen-Belsen.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

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