The town known as Auschwitz

Transportation to the Ghetto

At the turn of March and April 1941, the Germans expelled the Jewish inhabitants of Oświęcim from their hometown and forced them to relocate to Będzin, Sosnowiec and Chrzanów.Watch how Ben Sonnenschein, Edward Spett and Mania Kay remember those terrible moments.


What would you take if war, or any disaster, forced you out of your home suddenly and possibly forever?

  • Think about one or two objects and explain why you would choose them.
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