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'''Liberation of Auschwitz'''


== Overview ==


Auscwitz-Birkenau was liberated by the Russians on January 27, 1945. Most of the inmates had been killed or evacuated, but thousands of people had remained in the camp, including some hundreds children.


This photograph was taken at Auschwitz-Birkenau by Alexander Vorontsov, a Soviet photographer who accompanied the soldiers of the Red Army when they liberated the camp on 27 January 1945. The photograph depicts thirteen children, one of whom (fifth from the right) is hidden from view, and only his cap is visible.
On February 14, 1945 Birkenau was evacuated and all the former inmates transferred to main camp Auschwitz. The Russians filmed the event and numerous pictures were taken:


A number of the children have been identified, either by themselves or others (to the best of their memory), and are still alive today.  Six of the seven live in Israel: Gabriel Neumann (fourth from the right), Bracha Katz (formerly Berta Weinhaber, second from the right), Tomy Shacham (formerly Schwarz, first from the left), Erika Dohan (née Winter, fourth from the left), Shmuel Schelach (formerly Robert Schlesinger, third from the right), and Marta Wise (née Weiss, seventh from the left). The seventh is Eva Slonim (née Weiss, eighth from the left), who lives in Australia.
[[File:Liberation Birkenau Children.jpg|600px]]
 
 
==Picture of a group of 13 children==
 
* [https://sfi.usc.edu/content/auschwitz-childrens-photo USF Shoah Foundation]
 
[[File:Auschwitz Children2.jpg|275px]]
[[File:Auschwitz Children.jpg|250px]]
 
These photographs were taken at Auschwitz-Birkenau by Alexander Vorontsov, a Soviet photographer who accompanied the soldiers of the Red Army after they liberated the camp on 27 January 1945.  The photographs depicts a group of thirteen children.
 
All the children have been identified. From the left to the right they are:
 
* (1) [[Tomy Shacham]] / [[Tomy Schwarz]] (M / Slovakia, 1933)
* (2) [[Miriam Friedman]] / [[Miriam Ziegler]] (F / Poland, 1933)
* (3) [[Pessa Balter]] / [[Paula Lebovics]] (F / Poland, 1933)
* (4) [[Ruth Muschkies]] / [[Ruth Webber]] (F / Poland, 1935)
* (5) [[Bracha Katz]] / [[Berta Weinhaber]] (F / Slovakia, 1930)
* (6) [[Erika Dohan]] / [[Erika Winter]] (F / Czechia, 1931)
* (7) [[Marta Wise]] / Marta Weiss (F / Slovakia, 1934)
* (8) [[Eva Slonim]] / Eva Weiss (F / Slovakia, 1931)
* (9) [[Gabor Hirsch]] (M / Poland, 1929)
* (10) [[Gabriel Neumann]] / [[Gabriel Nejman]] (M / Czechia, 1937-2012)
* (11) [[Shmuel Schelach]] / [[Robert Schlesinger]] (M / Czechia, 1934-2006)
* (12 & 13) [[Eva & Miriam Mozes]] / [[Eva Kor]] & [[Miriam Zieger]]
 
Seven of the children reunited on 27 January 2005 in the ceremony in Poland marking 60 years since the liberation of Auschwitz (photograph by Dalit Shacham). The group included (from left to right): [[Tomy Shacham]] (1); [[Erika Dohan]] (6); [[Marta Wise]] (7); [[Eva Slonim]] (8); [[Shmuel Schelach]] (11); [[Gabriel Neumann]] (10); and [[Bracha Katz]] (5).
 
[[File:Auschwitz Children3.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Auschwitz Children4.jpg|245px]]
 
In separate reunion four other survivors gathered in Krakow, Poland on 26 January 2015, at the invitation of the USF Shoah Foundation, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the death camp. The Group included (from left to right): [[Paula Lebovics]] (3), [[Miriam Ziegler]] (2), [[Gabor Hirsch]] (9), and [[Eva Kor]] (12). (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images).
 
== Picture of a group of small children ==
 
The photo includes: (1) [[Tova Friedman]]; (2) [[Sarah Ludwig]]; and (3) [[Michael Bornstein]].
 
[[File:Auschwitz children2.jpg|500px]]

Latest revision as of 08:39, 23 March 2021

Liberation of Auschwitz

Overview

Auscwitz-Birkenau was liberated by the Russians on January 27, 1945. Most of the inmates had been killed or evacuated, but thousands of people had remained in the camp, including some hundreds children.

On February 14, 1945 Birkenau was evacuated and all the former inmates transferred to main camp Auschwitz. The Russians filmed the event and numerous pictures were taken:

Liberation Birkenau Children.jpg


Picture of a group of 13 children

Auschwitz Children2.jpg Auschwitz Children.jpg

These photographs were taken at Auschwitz-Birkenau by Alexander Vorontsov, a Soviet photographer who accompanied the soldiers of the Red Army after they liberated the camp on 27 January 1945. The photographs depicts a group of thirteen children.

All the children have been identified. From the left to the right they are:

Seven of the children reunited on 27 January 2005 in the ceremony in Poland marking 60 years since the liberation of Auschwitz (photograph by Dalit Shacham). The group included (from left to right): Tomy Shacham (1); Erika Dohan (6); Marta Wise (7); Eva Slonim (8); Shmuel Schelach (11); Gabriel Neumann (10); and Bracha Katz (5).

Auschwitz Children3.jpg Auschwitz Children4.jpg

In separate reunion four other survivors gathered in Krakow, Poland on 26 January 2015, at the invitation of the USF Shoah Foundation, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the death camp. The Group included (from left to right): Paula Lebovics (3), Miriam Ziegler (2), Gabor Hirsch (9), and Eva Kor (12). (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images).

Picture of a group of small children

The photo includes: (1) Tova Friedman; (2) Sarah Ludwig; and (3) Michael Bornstein.

Auschwitz children2.jpg

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