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  • The trains have stopped in the middle of the wood. After a two hour march they reach "Bergen-Belsen". Men and women with children are accommodated seperately in dirty, small barracks. The next morning everyone is bitten by lice. They have to go outside for a roll call. Then they get something to eat. Finally they can meet with their families. David has worried about Sophie and Micki.
    David meets Mr. Solowejczik. His German is far better than Polish and seems to be wise. He theorizes that this may not be a permanent stay for them but rather a holding camp until the Germans can free up another train.
    Later that afternoon one of the guard tells David that they are in a special section of the camp for "transients". That means that they might be free soon. They are to be treated with as much dignity as possible.

  • 1943-07-00
  • 1943-07-00
  • Hotel Polski
  • administrative, Germans operations
  • atmosphere , communication, outside of Warsaw

  • The memories of David Gilbert are written by Tim Shortridge and Michael D. Frounfelter.

  • 186-195

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