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Auschwitz

[aush-vits] / ˈaʊʃ vɪts /


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From their perspective, a survivor is someone like their cousin Alfred, who, after his release from Auschwitz, “walked across much of Europe before eventually reaching what was then Palestine.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

“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

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

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

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




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