death camp
noun
: a concentration camp in which large numbers of prisoners are systematically killed
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The ship came so close that passengers could see the lights of Miami, but it was forced to return to Europe, where more than two hundred and fifty of the passengers eventually died in the Holocaust, in death camps like Auschwitz and Sobibór, or while hiding from the Nazis.
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Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
Guttmann, meanwhile, who lost much of his family in the Nazi death camps, would go on to coach for 42 years in 14 countries, winning championships in six of them yet only staying in a single place for more than two years just once.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Eger kept her traumatic experiences in Nazi death camps hidden for more than 20 years.
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Michelle Breier,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026
In 2025, 48% of Americans ages 18-29 could not name a single concentration or death camp, according to a survey by the nonprofit Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which works to secure compensation and restitution for Holocaust survivors.
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Daniela R. P. Weiner,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
Guttmann, meanwhile, who lost much of his family in the Nazi death camps, would go on to coach for 42 years in 14 countries, winning championships in six of them yet only staying in a single place for more than two years just once.
—
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Eger kept her traumatic experiences in Nazi death camps hidden for more than 20 years.
—
Michelle Breier,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026
In 2025, 48% of Americans ages 18-29 could not name a single concentration or death camp, according to a survey by the nonprofit Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which works to secure compensation and restitution for Holocaust survivors.
—
Daniela R. P. Weiner,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Death camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20camp. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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