Five Chimneys: The Story of AuschwitzThis true, documented chronicle is the intimate, day-to-day record of a beautiful woman who survived the nightmare of Auschwitz and Birchenau. This book is a necessary reminder of one of the ugliest chapters in the history of human civilization. It was a shocking experience. It is a shocking book. |
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Page 73
... victims could not escape nor offer the least resistance . Sometimes the condemned , as though warned by some sixth sense , recoiled at the threshold . The Ger- mans pushed them in brutally , not hesitating to fire their pistols into the ...
... victims could not escape nor offer the least resistance . Sometimes the condemned , as though warned by some sixth sense , recoiled at the threshold . The Ger- mans pushed them in brutally , not hesitating to fire their pistols into the ...
Page 74
... victims perform their " dirty work . " They were part of the " Sonderkommando . " Three or four hundred serviced each crematory oven . Their duties consisted of pushing the condemned into the gas chambers and , after the mass murder was ...
... victims perform their " dirty work . " They were part of the " Sonderkommando . " Three or four hundred serviced each crematory oven . Their duties consisted of pushing the condemned into the gas chambers and , after the mass murder was ...
Page 77
... victims bring their jewelry . Indeed , many deportees took as much as they could in the hope of winning certain favors in return for their valuables . A bit of everything could be found in their luggage : tobacco , fur jackets , smoked ...
... victims bring their jewelry . Indeed , many deportees took as much as they could in the hope of winning certain favors in return for their valuables . A bit of everything could be found in their luggage : tobacco , fur jackets , smoked ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGB I 8 HORSES OR 96 MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN | 1 |
THE ARRIVAL | 12 |
BARRACK 26 | 25 |
Copyright | |
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