Cruelty would be understatement when it comes to describing genocide such as the Auschwitz concentration camp. "Historians and analysts estimate the number of people murdered at Auschwitz somewhere between 2.1 million to 4 million, of whom the vast majority were Jews." The sign that stood above the entrance of Auschwitz read "Arbeit Macht Frei" which in english means "Work makes one free." Jews were rounded up and shoved in concentration camps where they were forced into labor intensive lives. "The majority of prisoners held at Auschwitz were killed in the various gas chambers though many died from starvation, forced labor, disease, shooting squads, and heinous medical experiments." There were multiple ways in which the Nazis slowly killed off jews, the most common being the gas chambers. The gas chambers could murder around 6000 innocent people a day. Till today the Auschwitz concentration camp is commonly referred to as one of the worst events of inhumanity in history.
Auschwitz prisoners not only had to witness their loved ones perish, but also everyone around them. "Most women, children, older men, and those that looked unfit or unhealthy were sent to the left; while most young men and others that looked strong enough to do hard labor were sent to the right." The prisoners in the left line were killed immediately in the gas chambers, where as the stronger men in the right line were immediately put to work. The lines split families and left them with only brief horrific memories of their loved ones. "Within their first week at Auschwitz, most new prisoners had discovered the fate of their loved ones that had been sent to the left." After being tattooed with a number and put to work, even the strongest men were broken and easily killed. Prisoners were forced to clean up the dead bodies of their fellow prisoners, only to follow their same fate in a short amount of time.
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