Auschwitz

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A deep seeded fear begins to plant itself inside of everyone present at the sight of tall smokestacks billowing a putrid, indescribable smoke that seems to hang over everything around you. Upon walking a short distance, you are confronted by a large iron gate, with the words “Arbeit macht frei” or “Work makes you free” on it. Little does anyone know, what awaits them here will do anything but that.
, or -Birkenau, is the best known of all Nazi death camps, though was just one of six extermination camps. It was also a labor camp, extracting prisoners’ value from them in the form of hard labor. This camp was the end of the line for millions of Jews, gypsies, Jehovah’s witnesses, homosexuals, and other innocents. Since I was young, World War II, and the stories surrounding it have fascinated me. I have read innumerable books on the subject, including fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Although, throughout all my research and broad understanding I have gained from this reading, I ...

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Dinner, which usually consisted of mealy bread and watery soup followed. After dinner, the prisoners were forced to endure yet another roll call, and then sent to the barracks for the night. The barracks consisted of bunk-like wooden shelves, and usually had a “kapo” or a prisoner in charge of one group of barracks. They were held responsible to account for the prisoners in their group during the roll calls.
How did people feel inside the camp, and how did they cope with the stress of imprisonment?
People inside went through any emotion possible. Fear, anger, hopelessness, pain, frustration, yearning, and mourning were just a few of the things that plagued prisoners on a daily ...

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