Auschwitz
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Just days before he believed he would be shipped to Auschwitz, which meant certain death, he escaped alongside Erno Erbstein, another Jewish coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
She left behind a small stone to honor the dead and forgave herself for not having found a way to save her parents, murdered on arrival at Auschwitz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Florence Miailhe’s oil-painted memory play tells of Alfred Nakache, a French swimmer of Algerian Jewish descent who finished ahead of Nazi competitors at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, joined the Resistance and survived Auschwitz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
The King, who last year became the first British head of state to visit Auschwitz, also told 100-year-old survivor Lasker-Wallfish that it was "wonderful" to have her join the reception.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
At Auschwitz and other concentration camps, the Waffen-SS members were camp guards.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
