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Gebersee

Gabersee DP camp was located near Wasserburg in Bavaria in the American zone of occupation. It opened on 29 March 1946 and by the end of 1947 had a Jewish DP population of 2000. After the mass emigration of 1948, Gabersee became a camp for people who due to illnesses or other problems were not able to emigrate.  ORT school in Gabersee opened on  1 July 1946 and  ran classes in women’s and men’s tailoring, dressmaking, radio technology, leather work, joinery, driving and auto mechanics. The school had an enrolment of 161 students. Gabersee DP camp closed in June 1950.