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Auschwitz

[aush-vits] / ˈaʊʃ vɪts /


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From their perspective, a survivor is someone like their cousin Alfred, who, after his release from Auschwitz, “walked across much of Europe before eventually reaching what was then Palestine.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

“My grandfather lost his life fleeing the Nazi invasion, and many of his family members were sent to Auschwitz and did not survive,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

She was arrested by German officers in April 1944 and taken to Auschwitz the following month.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

He handed out massive bribes to the Nazis in command of Auschwitz, all the while arguing that the women were "experts," "highly trained," and "irreplaceable."

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson


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