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Item ID | 18724 | |||
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Title | View of the Feldafing DP camp. | |||
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Reference Code | NY_07821 | |||
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Description | Outside of the Feldafing DP camp showing entrance way to camp council, a man with horse drawn cart in foreground. JDC maintained staff at this DP camp, including a physician who directed the nearby clinic, also providing supplementary food and clothing, as well as recreational programs, including motion pictures and sports equipment. Feldafing was the first all Jewish DP camp and hosted a large and important community of survivors. Originally a summer camp for Hitler youth, Feldafing was located 20 miles southwest of Munich in the American zone of occupation. The first director of the camp was Lieutenant Irving J. Smith. | |||
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City / Town | Feldafing camp, Munich | ![]() |
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Country | Germany | ![]() |
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Decade | 1940 | ![]() |
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Photo Date Description | c1946-47 | ![]() |
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Photographer | Al Taylor | ![]() |
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Selected Search Code | Terra | ![]() |
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Size | 7 x 9 | |||
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