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Auschwitz

[oush-vits] / ˈaʊʃ vɪts /


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

From BBC Sep. 3, 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

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

Edith learned that Eric, her teenage boyfriend, had died in Auschwitz.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

The numbers swelled: in 1944 alone, nearly 500,000 men, women, and children were transported to Auschwitz.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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