When the war ended in Europe, more than 10 million people were 'displaced'—homeless and far from their native countries. This included Holocaust survivors, former slave laborers, and POWs. The Allies established Displaced Persons camps, many of which were located on the sites of former concentration camps. Many survivors found they had no homes to return to or were afraid of renewed persecution in Eastern Europe. This crisis led to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 and spurred major changes to international refugee laws, including the 1951 Refugee Convention.