Camp of Septfonds was a labor camp for men during

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, located in southern

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near

Septfonds Septfonds (; oc, Sètfonts) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. See also *Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department *Camp of Septfonds Camp of Septfonds was a labor camp for men during ...

, established in 1939, and run by the

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. The Moldavan-French photojournalist

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managed to continue as a photographer while interned at Septfonds. His photographs, including "Cérémonie juive dans le camp de Septfonds," were among the first published concentration camp photos after liberation in 1944.

References

External links

* “Le Camp de Septfonds,” Musée français de la photographie, Histoires De Photographie

* “Cérémonie juive dans le camp de Septfonds,” Musée français de la photographie, Histoires De Photographie

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