TANA DEVE ELIYAHU

Bergen-Belsen: Nissan Laizer Me-Brigal, 1946. Hardcover. 1st Bergen-Belsen edition. Original boards with gilt lettering. 8vo. 160 pages. 21 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to "Teachings of the School of Elijah. " This edition was reprinted from the Warsaw, 1874 edition printed by Yitzhak Goldman. Bergen-Belsen was the largest displaced persons (DP) camp in Germany and was the center of Jewish DP political and social activity in the British zone of occupation. The camp was established in July 1945 near the concentration camp after the British burned the camp barracks during liberation. In 1946, the DP camp housed over 11, 000 Jews. Survivors of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp organized political, cultural, and religious activities just weeks after liberation. The DPs of Bergen-Belsen also created and maintained a lively cultural life and published Unzer Shtimme (Our Voice) , the main Jewish newspaper of the British zone. By the middle of 1950, the camp was nearly empty; the last DPs left in August 1951. The majority of Bergen-Belsen's DPs emigrated to Israel. Many others went to the United States and Canada (USHMM, 2018) . SUBJECTS: Displaced Persons. OCLC lists 5 copies online, three of which are in Israel and two of which are in Germany. Binding is starting. Pages are browning, but in very good condition with very few tears to the first few pages. Some edge wear to boards. Overall in Good Condition. (RAB-64-10)xx.