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

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

I first met Mr. Lotoro at Auschwitz on Jan. 27, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

They lived as refugees in the Netherlands before they were captured and sent to the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

Would you rock the boat and speak out, or would you remain silent, as the people of Auschwitz did?

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers