HOLOCAUST EXHIBIT | AUSCHWITZ

Never Forget the Horrors of the Third Reich

A Boston exhibit shows the pain of World War II

On April 1, 1933, Nazi Storm Troopers (SA) painted Jewish businesses all over Germany with yellow stars and blocked entry to them. The sign, translated to English, reads, “Germans don’t buy from Jews.”

Since March 15, Boston’s Saunders Castle has been home to: “Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.” It’s called the most comprehensive exhibition ever presented on Auschwitz and features more than 700 artifacts from the infamous death camp of the Third Reich.

Briana and I finally had the opportunity to visit the exhibit on Sunday afternoon. Calling it chilling would be an understatement. The Holocaust was a deliberate act of murder of more than six million Jews at the hands Nazi Germany. Another five million prisoners of war would die during World War Two, thanks to the indifference of their German captors.

I won’t bore readers with a litany of superfluous words. Rather, I’ll let the photos tell the story.

My story is not posted behind Medium’s paywall. I want members and non-members to see what I saw — to see what Jews suffered during World War II. Nor do I have any desire to make a buck off the horrific actions of Nazi Germany that led to the death of so many people.

Feel free to share it with others. We cannot forget Germany’s past at risk of repeating it in the future.

I used my cell phone to take these images, as professional cameras were prohibited.

At left are the mug shots of Maria (Miezi) Bihari in 1940. At right, two SS officers give ethnic Germans a Polish farm.

Auschwitz Kreis (District) Bielitz

At left, Art by Jan Komski — Works Sets You Free (1970–1997). At right, Art by Jan Komski — Execution in the Courtyard of Block 11 (1970–1997)

The interior of Auschwitz Crematorium 1–2017

At left, a photo of Anne Frank. At right, the Jewish Council registration cards of Otto and Anne Frank. 1941.

Far left, Baggage brought by those transported to Auschwitz in 1944. Center, Children’s clothing and objects brought to Auschwitz by deportees circa 1940. Far right, a child’s shoe with sock, 1944.

Far right, David Olere — Sonderkommando removing dental gold from the corpses — 1946, center, David Olere — Sonderkommando dragging corpses — 1946, far right, David Olere — Incineration room of Crematorium 3–1945. David shows the hoist used for corpses in the background and six of the ovens in the crematorium.

Far left, A tin of Zyklon B in the foreground and gas masks. Center and far right, A display of photographs found in Auschwitz.

A prisoner’s shirt and coat, circa 1940s

The horrific actions of Dr. Josef Mengele.

A photo of Ita Guttmann and her children, Rene and Renate.

This is not my work. It is the memories of the victims — those who died and the survivors. We can never let this happen again.

Thanks for reading.