ON THE EVE OF THE EXTERMINATION

The Jews were standing in the streets of the Warsaw Ghetto studying the posters announcing the “resettlements.” There was a lively exchange of comments. After all, they consoled each other, Warsaw is still the heart of Jewish Poland, and it was entirely different from all other ghettoes. It was very clear: Only those considered “useless” would be sent to work for the Germans “somewhere in the East.” It was simply inconceivable that the Warsaw ghetto might be liquidated. It happened that next there was a poster bearing the words, “The Road to Happiness.” It was an advertisement for a new Yiddish play which was going to be performed in the ghetto. (From Janusz Korczak – Ghetto Diary

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THE CRIMINIALS OF THE GHETTO SOSNOWIEC – POLAND

The Germans hanged publicly a mother and her five-year old daughter. The crime of the mother- she illegally bought an egg for her starving child. The crime of the child – It ate the egg.

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THE SHOOTING GALLERY

Hans, the young SS man on duty in the concentration camp, was bored. He avoided the front line duty, but the life in the camp was depressing. No fun at all. When a detail of inmates, returning from the work assignment passed by, Hans got a brilliant idea.

He assembled the team of the prisoners, near the electrified fence and ordered them to run for their lives. As they run, he opened fire, and after each shot another human being fell to the ground. Hans became excited. It was not exactly front line duty but it was fun.