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I was there.
As the deportations kept going the ghetto grew smaller. The area where Jakob lived was the last one to be emptied. Announcements were posted that told people to “come to the train station in order to be sent to another camp”.
At the end, as the food distribution had stopped, Jakob and his family saw no other way out but to leave the ghetto. When the train stopped at Auschwitz-Birkenau the Jews were subjected to a selection and Jakob was forcibly separated from his mother and father.
Jakob Ringart (1925-2014), Poland
Deportations from the Ghetto
Jakob talks about deportations from the Ghetto.
1) Listen to Jakob as he talks about deportations from the Ghetto.
Arrival at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Jakob talks about the arrival at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
2) Listen to Jakob as he talks about the arrival at Auschwitz-Birkeanu. Answer the questions.
2a. Why did Jakob and his family "volunteer" for the transport?
2b. Why was Jakob punched in the face by one of the men dressed in stripes?
2c. What affects you the most in Jakob's description of the arrival at the camp?
2d. What is the image you get of the life in the camp?
Being Registered
Jakob as he talks about the registration.
3) Listen to Jakob as he talks about the registration.
The Gypsy Family Camp
Jakob talks about the "Gypsy Family Camp".
4) Listen to Jakob as he talks about the "Gypsy Family Camp".
Selections
Jakob talks about the selections in the camp.
5) Listen to Jakob as he talks about the selections in the camp.
Transported to a Labour Camp
Jakob talks about the transport to a labour camp.
6) Listen to Jakob as he talks about the transport to a slave labour camp.
The Outskirts of Braunschweig
Jakob talks about the slave labour camp.
7) Listen to Jakob as he talks about the slave labour camp.
The Factory in Vechelde
Jakob talks about the slave labour at the factory.
8) Listen to Jakob as he talks about the slave labour at the factory.
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