1. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

2. The Fury Bruno mistakes the word “Führer “ for “Fury”
The Führer was the title of Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany from
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Adolf Hitler
-The Führer -

3. Eva Braun – Hitler’s Mistress
Chapter 11 mentions Bruno’s meeting with the Fury’s friend, the pretty blonde lady
Eva Braun met Hitler when she was only 17
She and Hitler were married 40 hours before their deaths by suicide in 1945 – she was 33

4. Berlin 1940s
The novel opens in the German city of Berlin in the early 1940s
Population: 4 million
The city experienced massive bombing by the Allies between

5. Out-With Bruno mistakes the name Auschwitz for Out-With
Auschwitz was a notorious concentration camp in Poland which existed from

6. Auschwitz

7. Prisoners of Auschwitz

8. Prisoners of Auschwitz

9. Location of Auschwitz

10. The Real Commandant of Auschwitz
Rudolf Höss was the first commandant of Auschwitz from 1940 – 43
In June 1941 Höss was informed that because of its isolation, Auschwitz had been chosen by Hitler as the main site for the extermination of European Jews
Höss was executed in 1947

11. The Waffen-SS
Lieutenant Kotler was quite likely a member of the Waffen-SS
This was an elite branch of the German armed forces
They had a reputation for cruelty

12. Woman Guard Juana Bormann was one of the few women guards at Auschwitz
She was known for her cruelty and called “Wiesel” and “the woman with dogs”
She was executed after the war for war crimes

13. Slave Labour
Strong, healthy prisoners were forced to work by the Nazis
The men in the picture are building airplane parts

14. “Canada” Near the gas chambers was a place the inmates called Canada
It was called this because Canada was thought of as a country of great riches
Here the possessions of the prisoners were brought
The items were sorted and sent back to Germany

15. The Jews and Auschwitz About 960,000 Jews were murdered at Auschwitz
Healthy prisoners were forced to work until they grew too weak. Small children were executed immediately
Prisoners were told they were going to have a shower, but instead were gassed

16. The Star of David
Flag of Israel
Worn by Jewish prisoners it was known in Hebrew as The Shield of David
Dates back to at least the 12th Century
Origin remains unknown
King David was Israel’s 2nd and greatest king
Is now a part of the flag of Israel

17. Anne Frank
Auschwitz’s most famous prisoner was probably Anne Frank, the author of “The Diary of Anne Frank”
She was later transferred to another prison where she and her sister, Margot, perished in 1945

18. Oscar Schindler
Only one remarkable man managed to get prisoners out of Auschwitz - Oscar Schindler
He outwitted the Nazis to save more Jews from the gas chambers than anyone else during World War II.
A movie, Schindler’s List, was made about his exploits

19. Maximilian Kolbe
Kolbe was a Catholic priest who was sent to Auschwitz in 1941 for speaking out against the Nazis
While there he selflessly helped many prisoners by sharing his rations and tending to their injuries and illnesses
He was killed in August 1941

20. Art Created by Prisoners
Death of Hunger
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21. The Liberation of Auschwitz
In January 1945, 58,000 prisoners were evacuated from Auschwitz
The SS burned the camp records and blew up the gas chambers
The Red Army arrived on January 27, 1945 and found only 7,000 prisoners left – most were very weak and ill

22. Auschwitz Museum and Memorials
Museum – Watchtower and Fence
Auschwitz Memorial in Amsterdam

23. ~ German President Horst Koehler
This (Auschwitz) is the biggest cemetery for Jews, Poles, Roma and Sinti. It must tell us that we have to come back here again and again. We must keep the memory of the worst crime in human history alive for those who were born later.
~ German President Horst Koehler