0 s ▁the ▁camp ▁appeared ▁badly ▁neglect ed , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁clean ed ▁by ▁students ▁from ▁Be ł ż ec ▁school . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁extensive ▁investig ations ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁camp ▁grounds ▁to ▁determine ▁precisely ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁extent ▁and ▁provide ▁greater ▁understanding ▁of ▁its ▁operation . ▁Build ings ▁constructed ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁camp ▁grounds ▁were ▁removed . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Be ł ż ec ▁became ▁a ▁new ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Maj dan ek ▁State ▁Museum . ▁New ▁official ▁monuments ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁vict ims ▁were ▁un ve iled . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁prime ▁benef act ors ▁behind ▁the ▁new ▁mem orial ▁at ▁Be ł ż ec ▁was ▁Mil es ▁L erman , ▁an ▁American ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv or ▁whose ▁own ▁parents ▁were ▁murder ed ▁in ▁Be ł ż ec , ▁raising ▁approximately ▁ 5 ▁million ▁dollars ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Jewish ▁Committee . ▁Another ▁prominent ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv or ▁with ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁Be ł ż ec ▁is ▁phil anth rop ist ▁An ita ▁Ek stein , ▁former ▁national ▁chair ▁of ▁March ▁of ▁the ▁Living ▁Canada . ▁An ita ▁Ek stein ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁L viv ▁area ▁and ▁was ▁hidden ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁by ▁R igh te ous ▁Pol es ▁during ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁Her ▁mother , ▁Eth el ▁H elf g ott , ▁was ▁among