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Auschwitz

[aush-vits] / ˈaʊʃ vɪts /


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“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

Members of Haining's family - Kevin O'Brien, Liz Harrigan and Patricia Audis - visited the exhibition this week during a study tour to Auschwitz, organised by the Renfrewshire branch of the Unison trade union.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

After a short stint fighting alongside anti-Nazi partisans, Levi was captured and sent to Auschwitz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Two Auschwitz survivors are still overwhelmed, 60 years later, when they describe finding each other in the Lutetia’s lobby in 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

I had survived Plaszów, and Wieliczka, and Trzebinia, and Birkenau, and now Auschwitz.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz




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