Auschwitz: the residence of death

by Teresa Świebocka, Henryk Swiebocki

'Filled with dread and drained of all energy, we trudge across the soggy clay soil. We have reached our new graves, as we refer to our new homes. Before we have dragged ourselves to our new places. Before we have barely had a chance to snatch a breath of air, several of us have been clubbed over the head. Blood has already flowek from cut heads or battered faces. This is the houcewarming for the new arrivals. We`re all in a state of shock as we look around at the place they`ve brought us to. They immediately inform us that this is a taste of life in the camp. Iron discipline prevails here. We are in a death camp. It is an island where nothing lives. People are not here to live. They are here to find their death, sooner or later. There is no room for life here. This is the residence of death...' 'Czlapiemy po rozmoklym, gliniastym gruncie pelni strachu i u kresu sil. Dochodzimy do naszych nowych grobow, jak to nazwalismy nasze nowe domy. Zanim doczlapalismy sie do nowego miejsca, ledwo zaczerpnelismy swiezego powietrza, juz kilku z nas oberwalo palkami po glowach. Juz lala sie krew z rozcietych glow lub okaleczonych twarzy. To jest pierwsze przywitanie nowo przybylych. Wszyscy sa oszolomieni i rozgladaja sie, dokad to ich zaprowadzono. Zaraz informuja nas, ze oto mamy probke zycia obozowego. Panuje tutaj zelazna dyscyplina. Tutaj znajdujemy sie w obozie smierci. Jest to martwa wyspa. Czlowiek nie przybywa tutaj, aby zyc, lecz aby wczesniej czy pozniej znalezc swa smierc. Tu nie ma miejsca dla zycia. Jest to rezydencja smierci...'.

Genres: World War II, History, Nonfiction, Holocaust

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Paula Fialho Silva · Rating 5 out of 5]

#HolocaustRemembranceDay
"We are in a death camp. It is an island where nothing lives. People are not here to live. They are here to find their death, sooner or later. There is no room for life here. This is the residence of death..."

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great informational book of the complexity of the camp system Auchwitz. I bought this books while at Auschwitz. It's mostly pictures of the camps and quotes by both prisoners and Nazi guards and officers who worked there.

[Antonija · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is no room for life here. This is the residence of death. (Zalmen Gradowski)

[Magdalena Jurczak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ciężkie to. Ciężkie.

[Elena]

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