Surroundings of Auschwitz I: The Industrial Zone in Images

Book Chapter

Jacek Lachendro, “Surroundings of Auschwitz I: The Industrial Zone in Images.” Auschwitz: History, Place and People. An Academic Guide to the Camp Complex. Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2021, p. 193-226.

 

Educational Resources

Discussion Prompts

  • How does the physical space of the camp confirm or challenge the idea/image of a camp created by Holocaust literature?

Bibliography

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