"[This] made it a lot more personal. The history books can only tell you so much.” ~Benjamin (student)

Auschwitz sign stolen, recovered

Submitted by Holocaust Aware... on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 7:14pm

At 5am on Friday December 18, 2009, Polish police were alerted that the infamous wrought iron sign at Auschwitz, "Arbeit Macht Frei," was stolen. After a frantic three day search, the sign was recovered after being cut into three pieces several hundred miles to the north, near Gdansk. Five men were arrested and if convicted could spend 10 years in prison.

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