The Uštase were a fascist puppet regime of Nazi Germany. Under their totalitarian regime, a persecution followed of all who were deemed state enemies.

About 500-1,500 children died in there. The communist-led Yugoslav Partisans liberated the camp and gave the children food, helping them escape.

Collaborators who did daily administration of the camp include the Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, which still exists today.

On 26 August 2010, the 68th anniversary of the partial liberation of the camp by the Partisans, children who died at the camp were commemorated in a ceremony at a monument in the Jastrebarsko cemetery. It was attended by mainly members of the Union of Anti-Fascist Fighters and Anti-Fascists of the Republic of Croatia. No journalists, locals, politicians or officials attended the memorial, aside from the local deputy mayor, Aleksandar Stanić, who attempted to claim that the locals “have nothing to do with what happened in the camps”.

Some survivors, such as Milan Vujić, survived thanks to Croatian families and inhabitants who opposed the fascist regime, helping them to regain strength.

Remember that no matter one’s nationality, there is good in people - to fight for liberation of the oppressed, to be oneself. To cooperate and fighting fascism: that is the duty of all.