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Alan Jacobs > Jews were told to bring their essential belongings on the transport to "Relocation". Immediately on unloading, these were taken away and sorted in large warehouses in a section of Birkenau nicknamed "Canada" because it was a place of abundance. After unloading their human victims, trains would be loaded with the possessions of earlier victims and sent back to Germany. These objects are often all that is left of their owners. They passed each other in opposite directions.
As late as 1980, many such objects were to be found in Berlin curio and antique shops, being the only passengers with a round trip ticket. The objects shown here were left behind when the Nazis burned Canada to the ground, lest its contents fall into the hands of the advancing Soviets. (Jacobs. (1979). Canada. http://www.remember.org/jacobs/SmallSpoons.html edit

Alan Jacobs > In the field near Krematorium IV, Birkernau, 2004.

Alan Jacobs > Auschwitz I SS administration building. It now holds Auschwitz Museum staff. 2004

Alan Jacobs > Guard tower Auschwitz !, 2004

Alan Jacobs > This is the beginning of "the ramp" at Birkenau (Auschwitz II). It commonly known as simply "Auschwitz". It was the second and largest of the two Auschwitz camps; built to murder the Jews mainly, in gas chambers, though others were also murdered here... Sinti and Roma, releigious groups etc. The gas was at the end of this3/4mi long ramp. The freight cars crammed with people were unloaded here and selections (Go the the left. Go to the right) were made here. Those to be immediatley gassed were either trucked to two smaller gas chambers way in the back of the camp, or were marched along this ramp to either Krematoris II or III, on either side of the track end.

Alan Jacobs > The street between BIIa and BIIb, Birkenau. See interactive map at http://www.remember.org/camps/birkenau/index.html

Alan Jacobs > The Birkenau caretaker Urbaniak standing on the edge of a cremation pit near the gas chamber: "The White Farmhouse" 1979

Alan Jacobs > Entrance to the gas chamber at Krematorium I, Auschwitz, 1979

Entrance to the gas chamber at Krematorium I, Auschwitz, 1979

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Entrance to the gas chamber at Krematorium I, Auschwitz, 1979

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