Auschwitz
Example Sentences
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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
Another example is a fake image created to illustrate the invented story of a Czech violinist called "Hank" at Auschwitz, which was called out as false by the camp museum.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
‘One day, when talking about Auschwitz, we will talk about music, and only then will we have truly liberated Auschwitz.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
We were told that Schindler was already on his way to Auschwitz to get the women, but it was hard to believe that even he could pull this off.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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