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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

The name of a Scot who died in the Holocaust after refusing to abandon Jewish children in her care has been added to a special memorial wall at Auschwitz.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Crowds stand outside looking at old photos posted on bulletin boards, pictures taken of people before they were rounded up and transported to Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Dachau.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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

After a few months at Birkenau, we were told Auschwitz needed workers.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz




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