The meaning of the Auschwitz concentration camp brand

An iron sign with the words "Work makes you free" in German was recently stolen from the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp in Poland. This incident triggered "shock and anger" among people in Poland and abroad. ". Polish police offered a reward of 5,000 zlotys (equivalent to 1,250 euros) on the 18th to reward informants who help recover the stolen signs.

Auschwitz concentration camp is the largest concentration camp among the sites built by the German Nazis to massacre Jews. It is located in Auschwitz, a small city in southern Poland. At least 1.1 million people died tragically here during World War II. It is one of the best evidences of the German Nazi's policy of genocide of the Jews. The slogan "Work makes you free" above the gate of the concentration camp inevitably has a strong irony.

The theft of signs from Auschwitz is a shameful lack of respect for the victims and survivors of the camp. The theft was an "attack on the memory of the Holocaust."

European Parliament President Buzek expressed indignation at the theft of concentration camp signs and called on the thieves to return the signs as soon as possible. He said Auschwitz was the site of heinous crimes and should therefore be respected in a special way.