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Ukraine war briefing: Hitler wanted to kill me – don’t let Putin, says Ukrainian Holocaust survivor

Roman Schwarzman, 88, tells German MPs that Russia is perpetrating ‘another war of extermination’; more Ukrainian strikes damage Russian oil targets. What we know on day 1,072
Warren Murray (The Guardian)
#genocide #Ukraine #Putin #StandWithUkraine #Ukrainian #Auschwitz #holocaust #RussianAggression #terror #extermination #Hitler #Schwarzman

"Arbeit macht frei" - work makes one free, was a cynical welcome at the Auschwitz I camp. SS guards often told prisoners of #Auschwitz that the only way out from the camp was through the chimney of the crematorium.

Watch a video about the history of this sign at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/p9aBOp28H5Q

(Photo: http://instagram.com/sams_the_man)

A black and white photograph of the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign at the entrance gate of a concentration camp. The sign, with its iron lettering, is partially obscured by a worn and chipped wooden barrier bearing a "Halt" warning sign. In the background, bare tree branches stretch against a cloudy, overcast sky, evoking a somber and reflective mood.

Video history | ‘Arbeit macht frei’ gate

„Arbeit macht frei” - work will set you free - is the inscription over the gate of the German Nazi Auschwitz I concentration camp, one of the most recognizab...
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12 October 1892 | Edith Stein was born in Wrocław. She was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism, became a theologian & a Carmelite nun. She was murdered in Auschwitz in August of 1942.

#Auschwitz #Birkenau #Holocaust #Shoah #Jews #history #histodons #Nazis #Germany #NeverForget #ww2 #Memorial #Remember #memory #otd #facts

A photo of Edith Stein sitting in an arm chair and holind a book.
#Germany #jews #history #Nazis #ww2 #Auschwitz #otd #Memory #NeverForget #histodons #memorial #remember #holocaust #shoah #facts #Birkenau

We would be greatful if you could amplify our voice & let your followers know that the Auschwitz Memorial is present in #fediverse: @auschwitzmuseum

Every day we commemorate the victims & educate about the tragic human history of #Auschwitz.

Auschwitz is a place that shows where hatred, antisemitism and contempt for a fellow man led people decades ago.

It is also a place where we should reflect on our individual and collective responsibility for the world we live in.

The Arbeit macht frei gate to the former Auschwitz I camp. The barbed wire fences and kitchen building on the right are visible. A foggy day.
#fediverse #Auschwitz @Auschwitz Memorial

27 December 1924 | A Polish Jew Jakub (Jack) Fogel was born in Turek.

In Auschwitz from 27 August 1943
No. 140964
Transferred to Fürstengrube sub-camp.

In 1945 he was on a death march, ending up on one of the ships in the Lubeck Bay that were mistakenly bombed by the British RAF on 3 May 1945. More than 7,000 prisoners were killed. Jakub survived.

After the war he emigrated to Australia.
Today he turns 98.
Happy birthday.

#Auschwitz #history #ww2 #Holocaust #birthday #otd #Turek #Australia
A man in white shirt and dark trousers standing by a bicycle. Behind him a meadow and a three-story building.
A portrait photo of an older man in a glasses. His head is leaned against his hand.
#history #Australia #birthday #ww2 #Auschwitz #otd #holocaust #Turek

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