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  1. Auschwitz II-Birkenau. A road of the camp. Placing those stones there cost blood of hundreds of prisoners.

  2. 6/7 lipca 1940 r. | W nocy, podczas karnego apelu po pierwszej ucieczce, zmarł w Auschwitz pierwszy więzień - polski Żyd Dawid Wongczewski.

  3. 6/7 July 1940 | During a punishment roll-call after the 1st escape, the first prisoner died at Auschwitz - a Polish Jew Dawid Wongczewski.

  4. We would like as many as possible to visit. In last 70 years over 44 million (only) people did. That's why we made

  5. He was deported to the camp on May 16 from Theresienstadt ghetto. His wife and son were also murdered in Auschwitz.

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    While in Cracow (before or after visiting ) dedicate some time to go to & see art created by prisoners of Auschwitz.

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    Carl Clauberg began his sterilization experiments in December 1942.

  8. 7 Jul 1942 | After a conference with Gebhardt, Glücks and Clauberg, Heinrich Himmler decided to use Auschwitz for sterilization experiments.

  9. Art created in extreme danger & dehumanizing conditions of Auschwitz is an extraordinary document of human spirit

  10. Hungarian Jewish women in Auschwitz II-Birkenau in May 1944. It's important to explain it's a colorized version of the original b&w picture.

  11. The structure visible here is the undressing room. From there victims moved to another underground room which was a gas chamber.

  12. Wystawie 'Twarzą w Twarz. Sztuka w Auschwitz' towarzyszy PL/EN katalog dostępny w naszej księgarni internetowej

  13. 'Face to Face. Art in Auschwitz'. The exhibition in Szołayski Tenement House in Cracow. Open until September 20. Free entry.

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  16. While in Cracow (before or after visiting ) dedicate some time to go to & see art created by prisoners of Auschwitz.

  17. Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Barbed-wire fences. One of the most powerful & tragic visual symbols of a concentration camp.

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    When teaching students about Holocaust, do think of using art. A form of visual testimony so powerful and speaks volumes

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