Auschwitz
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Just days before he believed he would be shipped to Auschwitz, which meant certain death, he escaped alongside Erno Erbstein, another Jewish coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
She left behind a small stone to honor the dead and forgave herself for not having found a way to save her parents, murdered on arrival at Auschwitz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Florence Miailhe’s oil-painted memory play tells of Alfred Nakache, a French swimmer of Algerian Jewish descent who finished ahead of Nazi competitors at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, joined the Resistance and survived Auschwitz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
In a speech that left some MPs visibly moved, 87-year-old Friedman recounted her experiences as a survivor of the Auschwitz extermination camp and appealed on those present to "use your power to fight".
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
As we walk, we pass sculpted tributes of wood and copper to a priest from Auschwitz, and also St. Therese of Lisieux, who was known as “The Little Flower of Jesus.”
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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