Stichting Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork
Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork
Oosthalen 8, Hooghalen, Niederlande
www.kampwesterbork.nl - +31593592600Beschreibung der Einrichtung
Kamp Westerbork was the Dutch transit camp for Jews during WWII.
It was established in 1939 as a refugee camp for Jews who fled the naziregime in Germany and Austria.
Under naziregime the main purpose was to control, concentrate and deport Jews, Roma and Sinti to concentration camps such as Auschwitz, Bergen Belsen, Theresienstadt and Sobibor.
The most notable prisoner in Westerbork was Anne Frank.
After liberation the campsite served as an interneringskamp for nazi-collaborators, and (until 1971) as a village for housing former Moluccan KNIL soldiers and their families.
Since 1983 Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork (HCKW) is a Museum and Memorial Site.
HCKW is of national and international importance in Holocaust Education, Research and Remembrance.
- Dieser Organisation wurde das Qualitätssiegel des Europäischen Solidaritätskorps zuerkannt. Das Qualitätssiegel bescheinigt, dass die Organisation in der Lage ist, Projekte im Einklang mit den Grundsätzen und Zielen des Europäischen Solidaritätskorps durchzuführen.
Tätigkeit Freiwilligentätigkeit
| Rolle | gültig bis |
|---|---|
| Hosting | 31/12/2027 |
Schwerpunktbereiche der Einrichtung
Forschung und Innovation
Cultural heritage/European Year of Cultural Heritage
Preventing racism and discrimination