The Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen was liberated by the British Army #OnThisDay 75 years ago; it would be their largest humanitarian effort in a warzone. The full story can be read at: www.nam.ac.uk/explore/liberation-belsen Join us today, Wednesday 15 April from 2pm-4pm for a Live Q&A on Twitter, with Dr Peter Johnston and Kirsty Parsons. Follow #Belsen75 and tag @NAM_London to ask a question with #AskACurator, ask we discuss this significant anniversary and the Army's role in the libera

#OnThisDay in 1945, British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. They found 53,000 prisoners, the majority of whom were emaciated and suffering from disease. More than 70,000 prisoners, the majority of whom were Jewish, were murdered at Bergen-Belsen. Learn more: https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/15-april-1945-liberation-of-bergen-belsen/ #OTD #Belsen76 | Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

In the aftermath of the horrors of the Holocaust, the Displaced Persons camp of Bergen-Belsen was a center of Jewish life in every sense of the term. More than 2,000 children were born there between 1945 and 1950. Today, the “Belsen Babies” are a link between the past, the present, and the future. Learn more: yomhashoah.aboutholocaust.org/ | World Jewish Congress

In 2022, Germany-based photographer Jesco Denzel took these portraits of Holocaust survivors of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, on location at the former camp and what is today a memorial site. The notorious Nazi camp was liberated just over 80 years ago in April 1945. #WeRemember their stories in order to make a stand against the hatred and racism which is rising once again across the globe. Hatred begins with words. But it can lead to the darkest places on earth. Join the WJC's #WeRememb

Today marks 80 years since the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. On 15 April, 1945, British forces liberated the camp, uncovering the horrific conditions endured by thousands prisoners. This menorah, on display in IWM London's Holocaust Galleries was crafted by a soldier from the British Army's Jewish Brigade using parts of a Sten gun. It was created to celebrate the first Hanukkah after liberation at Bergen-Belsen's Children's House, a sanctuary for young survivors, providing care