A photographic study of history and migration, identity and belonging, trauma and healing. A documentary project about the first generation of Jewish children who were born in the displaced persons camp Bergen-Belsen in Germany after 1945.

The photobook The Children of Bergen-Belsen was published by Kehrer Verlag in November 2023 and awarded the German Photobook Prize 24/25. Discover a critique on Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). If you'd like to order a copy in German or English, please get directly in touch with me at mail (at) mariaklenner.com.

Maria Klenner – The Children of Bergen-Belsen from Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg on Vimeo.