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She'erit Ha-Pleita. Jewish DP Camp Foehrenwald bei Wolfratshausen, Germany, 2 Documents of Holocaust Survivor Herz Goldhaber, 1947, 1951. - She'erit Ha-Pleita. Jewish DP Camp Foehrenwald bei Wolfratshausen, Germany 2 Documents of Holocaust Survivor Herz Goldhaber, 1947, 1951. Herz Goldhaber, date of birth: November 30, 1884, place of birth: Sohel, Lviv district, (place of residence: Frankfurt am Main, Waldschmidtstrasse 129. Sohel — probably the village of Sohol (now in Ukraine), formerly belonging to the Eastern Galicia 1. Ausweis Nr. 3648 Identifikation Card 3648, Frankfurt am Main, 22 February 1947, with photograph, size: 13 x 9.2 cm. (5.1 x 3.6 inches) JÜDISCHE GEMEINDE zu FRANKFURT AM MAIN Jewish community in Frankfurt am Main JEWISH CONGREGATION of FRANKFURT ON MAIN Jewish community of Frankfurt am Main is a Jew and is a member of our community Jewish Community. Board — on behalf of signatures of two representatives of the congregation This is a membership card for the Jewish congregation in Frankfurt am Main, issued shortly after the end of World War II — in February 1947. In 1947 he was already living in Frankfurt (address in the upscale Bronxweg district). This confirms his post-war movement - from Eastern Europe to Germany, first probably to a displaced persons camp, then to the Frankfurt community. 2. Lager-Ausweis Nr. 00255, Regierungslager Foehrenwald bei Wolfratshausen, Germany, size: 10.5 x 7.5 cm. (4.1 x 2.9 inches) married, foreign passport Nr. 1115/52 date of arrival in the camp: 25.8.1951 (IRO-Obernahme) - (reception by the camp through the International Refugee Organization) Poliz. date: 4.11.1951 This pass is only valid in conjunction with the above identification document and must be returned upon leaving the camp.) Possibly address: Lemmesestraße 88 Foehrenwald was one of the largest DP camps (Displaced Persons camp) established in occupied post-war Germany. It was located near the town of Wolfratshausen in Bavaria, south of Munich. Establishment: Originally built in 1939–1940 as a housing settlement for workers of the rocket factory (IG Farben). Post-war (since 1945): The camp was converted into a reception center for refugees who had survived the Holocaust. 1946–1957: The camp was under the control of the American military administration and later the Bavarian government. From then on, it became a Jewish DP camp, housing up to 5,000 Jewish survivors of concentration camps and ghettos. The camp had synagogues, schools, a Jewish police force, newspapers, and cultural and political organizations. 1957: The camp was officially closed and its area was integrated into the civilian residential area, which has been called ”Waldstadt” since the 1960s.