77th Anniversary of the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
On 15 April 1945, British troops liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Over 60,000 people were interned at the camp by its day of liberation, many seriously ill due from malnutrition and typhus.
The liberation of Bergen-Belsen is integral to Ireland’s connection with the Holocaust. Many child survivors of the camp, often supported by the work of Irish Red Cross doctor Bob Collis, settled and lived in Ireland. These include Tomi Reichental, Suzi Diamond and the Zinn-Collis siblings among others.
Read more about those survivors who lived in Ireland.
For decades, Ettie Steinberg was Ireland’s only known victim of the Holocaust. The Steinbergs had lived in Dublin from the early 20th century and played an active role in the city’s vibrant Jewish community.
Click play on this video to watch Ettie’s father discuss Dublin’s Jewish history and the nature of religious observance in the city.
Bergen-Belsen, 1945.
Image courtesy: USHMM.
