Arbeit macht frei

In Poland, only a few miles away from the city Oswiecim, was the location of the largest death camp during WWII. The camp is known as Auschwitz. It is estimated that around three million to four million people were slaughtered there (Auschwitz-Birkenau: History & Overview). Auschwitz is recognized as the most horrendous concentration camp created by Nazi Germany. The people in the Auschwitz concentration camp were given cruel and unusual punishment in the living conditions they suffered through,…

camp of all time, Auschwitz. Auschwitz later became known as the most deadly death camp of all time (“Auschwitz: The Camp of Death” 9). Joseph described his experience starting with the entrance into Auschwitz, where an ironic sign stating, “Arbeit macht frei,” or, “Work makes you free” hung. (“Auschwitz: The Camp of Death” 9) This sign gave the people false hope of freedom after Auschwitz, and made them work extremely hard because they believed in what they had seen (“Auschwitz: The Camp of…

registered with a serial number tattooed on them. After they were registered, they were undressed, had their body hair shaven off, and showered while their clothes were being disinfected by Zyklon-B gas. Soon after, they entered the gateway marked ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ (“Labor will set you free”). After a corruption scandal happened, the camp administration was reorganized in Autumn 1943. Situations in subcamps were often worse than situations in the main camps. In August 1944, the camp…

sort themselves into a single file line, the feeling of solid ground was a relief to some - including Gidal. The commander spoke to a nearby soldier then ordered the Jews to follow the soldier. They were led to a big metal gate with the words ‘Arbeit macht frei’ written at the top of it. Gidal heard Shmuel whisper four words to himself “Work makes…

While building the camp he even adopted the derisive motto from the Dachau concentration camp, “Arbeit Macht Frei,” which means, “work brings freedom.” In the early days of Auschwitz, Hoess had few supplies and even resorted to stealing supplies from the houses close to the camp, a surprising act for a Nazi commandant to partake in (“Auschwitz”). The construction…

A Jewish’s daily routine, regularly integrates tradition. Such as Kosher, Charity: Tzedakah, Synagogue, Kaddish, the 613 Commandments and Ten Mitzvahs. Kosher consists of the Dietary rules that Jew’s must follow and how such foods are prepared. Tzedakah is charitable giving as an obligation to the religion. A Jewish person is required to follow the Jewish Laws It is their duty to pray three times daily: in the morning, in the afternoon and at night. “These prayers are called morning prayer…

I stood there, unable to move as I absorbed the horrific scene before me. Smoke swirled around my head, choking my lungs and burning my eyes. The sky was so dismal against the roaring red flames that still sparked in the distance. The once great country of Germany lay in ruins surrounding me for miles. Massive cathedrals stood with their roofs torn off as the German people took shelter in their hallowed halls (Last Days of World War II). The American bombs had truly served their purpose,…

Auschwitz was a gruesome concentration camp in Oswiecim, Poland during World War II (“Auschwitz- Birkenau”). Auschwitz was established on May 26, 1940 by German Nazis (“Auschwitz-Birkenau”). Auschwitz is known to be the largest and most notorious out of all the death camps (History.com Staff). More people died at Auschwitz than at any other concentration camp (Arnett, George). There were three main Auschwitz camps and many sub-camps. The three main camps include, Auschwitz I (the main camp),…

Regarded as “the most effective concentration camp of World War II”, Auschwitz concentration camp is guilty of the mass murder of 1.1 million Jews. Even though the Nazis tried to fulfill their goal of the extermination of all Jews and did not succeed, Auschwitz was the worst environment to live in, with its many atrocities and wretched living conditions. Auschwitz, being located in Oswiecim, Poland, imported dozens of overcrowded trains with captured humans at the camp everyday (Whiting, 32)…

The largest genocide in history that killed approximately eleven million human beings who were either homosexuals,Jews, gypsies, communists or socialists. The Holocaust was the works of Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime, the catastrophic event occurred from January 30 1933 to May 8 1945. The ethnic group who was targeted a significant amount throughout the Holocaust was the Jewish people. Adolf Hitler made it out as if the Jews were horrible, horrific people who were greedy and criminals. Hitler was…