The permanent exhibitions 'Jewish prisoners in Sachsenhausen concentration camp' and 'everyday life for prisoners in Sachsenhausen concentration camp' are linked both in design and concept.
Barracks 38 and 39, the 'Jewish barracks', were both part of the 'small camp' built in 1938. It was here that Jewish prisoners were held after the November pogrom, up until their deportation to the extermination camps. The barracks were reconstructed in 1961 from original pieces, during the building of the national memorial. On display was the 'museum of the Jewish people's suffering and their struggle of resistance'.
In 1992, one wing of barracks 38 was destroyed and other parts of it
were damaged during an anti-Semitic arson attack. In 1996/7 a new museum
was built in its place and barracks No.39 was renovated. Some of the
marks caused by the fire have been purposely left and are still visible.