Although I’ve spent years of restless nights wishing I can forget, the terrible memories of my past haunt me to this day. I remember the day everything changed, and my once happy life took a turn into something dark and unimaginably horrific. I can still feel the humid and stale air on my face, as I was crammed shoulder to shoulder with many others into a cattle car. It was a treacherous journey that lasted days. We knew that we arrived at our destination when the tracks ended directly at a large grim red brick building with a large entrance. We were all thrown out of the railcar, and we were told over loud speaker that we were in Auschwitz concentration camp, and we were told to form lines for selection. A line of children, elderly, and weak people was immediately taken to execution. All others were lucky if they were considered “strong”, I was one of those people that would get to perform arduous tasks.
I was given an identification number, had all of my hair shaved off, and received a set of striped clothing. After registration, I was assigned to Block 11. The Block Buildings reeked of human odor, and they were extremely barren and filthy. I slept in a bunk tightly crammed with five other people; it was terribly uncomfortable as there was only straw over wood. There were 28 blocks in the camp. …show more content…
I received minuscule rations of bread and soup. We scrounged for even the tiniest crumbs. I was hungry all the time, and I was losing weight at a rapid rate. Everybody was a practical skeleton; there was no fat or muscle to our bodies. All of our bodies were frail. Most people that I worked with died within short time frames of their initial arrival. Often, the luckier prisoners only survived up to a couple months. I saw people dying around me all the time; they either died from starvation and disease or from forcible execution by SS
I was given an identification number, had all of my hair shaved off, and received a set of striped clothing. After registration, I was assigned to Block 11. The Block Buildings reeked of human odor, and they were extremely barren and filthy. I slept in a bunk tightly crammed with five other people; it was terribly uncomfortable as there was only straw over wood. There were 28 blocks in the camp. …show more content…
I received minuscule rations of bread and soup. We scrounged for even the tiniest crumbs. I was hungry all the time, and I was losing weight at a rapid rate. Everybody was a practical skeleton; there was no fat or muscle to our bodies. All of our bodies were frail. Most people that I worked with died within short time frames of their initial arrival. Often, the luckier prisoners only survived up to a couple months. I saw people dying around me all the time; they either died from starvation and disease or from forcible execution by SS