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Museum and Memorial in Sobibór - easy to read text

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The Sobibór memorial is a part of the State Museum at Majdanek. It protects the memory of the people that were murdered in the German death camp in Sobibór.

What is this place?

The Museum and Memorial in Sobibór is located in the village of Żłobek.

During World War II, the Germans build a death camp there.

The camp operated in 1942 and 1943.

Jews were deported to the death camp in Sobibór from occupied Poland and other parts of Europe. They were brought there only to be murdered.

The Germans murdered 180,000 people in the camp.

Prisoner Uprising

On 14 October 1943, a prisoner uprising took place in the camp.

Some prisoners managed to escape from the camp.

After the revolt, the Germans shut the camp down and destroyed it to cover up their crimes.

What can you see there?

In the Museum you can see:

  • Modern Museum building
  • Exhibition about the camp history
  • Belongings of the victims
  • Statue of mother and child created by Mieczysław Welter
  • Symbolic graveyard with the victims’ ashes
  • Wall of Remembrance – it goes through the area showing the final path of the victims

Why is this place important?

The Museum:

  • Commemorates the victims of the Holocaust
  • Teaches history
  • Teaches about the importance of hope
  • Reminds that peace and human rights are important

Who can visit the Museum?

The Museum is open to everyone that is at least 14-years-old.

You can visit everything for free.

The Museum offers:

  • lessons
  • guided tours
  • books