Puerta de Tierra in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
Liberación
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Liberation
En mayo de 1945 finalizó la guerra en Europa. En los meces previos, las tropas aliadas habían liberdo los campos y las atrocidades quedaron al descubierto. En total, unos 250,000 prisioneros feruon liberados. De éstos, la mayoría fue relocalizada en campos para desplazados, donde permanecieron por varios años. Eventualmente, emigraron a Israel, Estados Unidos y otros países.
Irrediablemente, cada sobreviviente se tuvo que someter al complejo proceso de encontrar razones para reconstruír su vida. Tando se había perdido.
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By May 1945, the war in Europe ended. Upon reaching the camps, the Allies were horrified by the inhumanity of the Nazi crimes. Only about 250,000 prisoners were liberated. Having no homes to return to, many of the survivors had to remain displaced persons camps for several years. Eventually, the survivors emigrated to Israel, the United States, and other countries throughout the world.
Inescapably, the survivors had to rebuilt their lives and also rediscover their very reason for living; so much was gone, missing and shattered.
Erected 2012.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1945.
Location. 18° 27.957′ N, 66° 6.386′ W. Memorial is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Puerta de Tierra. It is on Avenida de la Constitución (Puerto Rico Route 25) west of Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Millones de Otras Víctimas / Millions of Other Victims (here, next to this marker); 1.5 Millones de Niños / 1.5 Million Children (here, next to this marker); Campos de Exterminio / Death Camps (here, next to this marker); La Resistencia / The Resistance (here, next to this marker); Los Justos entre las Naciones / The Righteous Among the Nations (here, next to this marker); Nunca Olvidaré / Never Shall I Forget (here, next to this marker); En la Sombra de su Ausencia / In the Shadow of their Absence (here, next to this marker); Tolerancia / Tolerance (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 10 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
