Abstract

In the immediate postwar period, Jewish DPs had no obligation to work in the camps. In many camps, however, those who worked received higher food rations and additional clothing. This image shows two bakers preparing matzah for Passover in the Zeilsheim DP camp near Frankfurt.

Preparation of Matzah for Passover (c. 1947)

E.M. Robinson

Source

Source:

Two bakers prepare Passover matzah in the Zeilsheim displaced persons' camp. Photo by E.M. Robinson, 1945-1949. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Alice Lev.

Recommended Citation

Preparation of Matzah for Passover (c. 1947), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/occupation-and-the-emergence-of-two-states-1945-1961/ghdi:image-1083> [April 24, 2024].