Book Chapter
Piotr Setkiewicz, “The Role of Auschwitz in the Holocaust.” Auschwitz: History, Place and People. An Academic Guide to the Camp Complex. Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2021, p. 43-60.
Educational Resources
- Auschwitz II Birkenau Explained with Aerial Photographs by Jonathan Tee
- The Soccer Court of Auschwitz by Francois Peloquin & Shai Ophelia Kehila
Discussion Prompts
- Discuss the phrases ‘special treatment’, ‘to Birkenau’, ‘specially placed’, and ‘special tasks’ that were commonly used by the SS in documents. What did they actually mean? Why did the SS men use them and what were the implications?
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