
April 1945. The war in Europe was drawing to a close, but for thousands packed i…
April 1945. The war in Europe was drawing to a close, but for thousands packed into a train from Bergen-Belsen, the nightmare was far from over. Nearly 2,500 Jewish prisoners — gaunt, weak, and terrified — were trapped in boxcars as the train stalled near the village of Farsleben, Germany. For days, they didn’t know […]