Primo Levi Survival in Auschwitz.

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Primo Levi Survival in Auschwitz

Primo Levi Background Basic Facts: Born in Turin, Italy in 1919 Died 1987 May have been a suicide Graduated from University of Turin Bachelor’s in Science Worked in a pharmaceutical laboratory until 1943 Nazi’s invaded Northern Italy

Trading in glasses for a gun Joined a rebel group against Germans and Italian Fascists in Italy Betrayed by own men Turned over to Germans Served in Auschwitz until Russian Army advanced Germans tried to move as many as they could Levi left because of illness – saved his life

Auschwitz Concentration Camp

By the Numbers Said to be the largest camp of its kind In total, approximately 1.1 million Jews were deported to Auschwitz. At least 960,000 Jews were killed in Auschwitz. Other victims included approximately 395,000 74,000 Poles, 21,000 Roma (Gypsies) 15,000 Soviet prisoners of war 10,000-15,000 members of other nationalities (Soviet civilians, Czechs, Yugoslavs, French, Germans, and Austrians).

Two types Generally, a camp served one of two purposes Concentration Meant to work people Extermination Meant to eliminate large masses of people By means of an assembly line Auschwitz Meant to do both Therefore, many did not survive in Auschwitz

Life Meant to be a “dehumanizing” existence Hierarchical I.D. System Based on nationality and grounds for incarceration Higher social status = better job Lower social status = Manual labor Level of health played a factor Kept Germans from having to be too involved Focus on other tasks

Life Taken from homes Several day train trips If inmate Packed like cattle without food/water If inmate Stripped naked and searched Shaved all body hair Provided old, torn clothing Sexual Abuse

Works Cited Poemhunter.com. The Biography of Primo Levi. http://www.poemhunter.com/primo-levi/biography/. PoemHunter.com. 2013. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Auschwitz. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005189. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Washington D.C. May 11, 2012. Museum of Tolerance Online. Chapter 7: The Camps. http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.asp?c=gvKVLcMVIuG&b=394849. The Simon Wiesenthal Center. Los Angeles, California. 1997.