Ravensbrück Concentration Camp and The Cruelty of Women

Erin Faith Allen
Nov 7 · 9 min read
SS dormitories at Ravensbrück © Erin Faith Allen

I drive with Robert, my friend and an expert on the Holocaust, north from Berlin, through the pleasant little town of Fürstenberg and along the road that winds beside the Schwedtsee, the lake Fürstenberg shares with Ravensbrück.

We turn right at the KZ Ravensbrück sign and go up the road until a fork splits off; we take another right. There the road turns to cobbles…

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Erin Faith Allen

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Writer, artist, history geek, and lover of the esoteric. Author of two visual memoirs, maker of films, and devotee of knowledge. www.erinfaithallen.com

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