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Located in the Bamberg district, Poking Pine City was the second largest Displaced Persons' camp in Germany after Bergen-Belsen. Opened in January 1946, the camp reached its maximum of 7,645 Jewish survivors on October 19, 1946. It had several Talmud Torahs with more than 200 pupils, as well as a Lubavitcher and a Klausenburger Yeshiva with a combined 500 pupils. Poking Pine City’s cultural department featured theaters and sports clubs. The camp was closed on February 16, 1949.
