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Auschwitz

[oush-vits] / ˈaʊʃ vɪts /


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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

“Part of me was left in Auschwitz, but not the better part. Not the bigger part.”

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

In a speech that left some MPs visibly moved, 87-year-old Friedman recounted her experiences as a survivor of the Auschwitz extermination camp and appealed on those present to "use your power to fight".

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

The transport arrived in Auschwitz on September 13, 1942, with 1,121 Jews on board.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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