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The Kitchener Camp

The Kitchener Camp

A photograph of some of the Kitchener Camp inhabitants from a brochure.

A photograph of some of the Kitchener Camp inhabitants from a brochure.

Courtesy of The Wiener Holocaust Library Collections.

This educational resource focuses on the history the Kitchener Camp and its inhabitants. It is expected that this educational resource would be used as part of a scheme of learning exploring responses to the Holocaust.

Please use the links below to download the worksheet and primary sources.

All sources are courtesy of The Wiener Holocaust Library and can be reproduced for educational purposes only. The Wiener Holocaust Library should be acknowledged in all reproductions. 

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To download the PDF worksheet click on the link below. To download images, click onto the
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The Kitchener Camp Worksheet and Activities
A group of older women chatting in front of smashed windows of a Jewish shop at 104, Potsdamer Straße in Berlin.
Arrested Jewish men in Oldenburg, Germany are forced to walk publicly through the streets ahead of being detained in a camp.
Illustrated brochure of Kitchener Camp: Occupants of the camp at work 1939.
Inhabitants of the Kitchener Camp, including Franz Stephen Schanzer with the cello, preparing for a concert.
Musicians and actors on the stage of the auditorium in Kitchener Camp.
Illustrated brochure of Kitchener Camp: Occupants of the camp at rest and in class 1939.
In his capacity as Entertainments’ Officer, Phineas had been in contact with the BBC regarding the orchestra concerts arranged at the Kitchener camp. The BBC were due to visit the camp ahead of potentially broadcasting the concert nationwide
A certificate belonging to Peter Mansbacher, former Kitchener Camp resident, confirming his registration under the Aliens Order 1920.