Illustration of Auschwitz by David Olere

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.441a

Object Name

Print

Date

1946

Files

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Description

An illustration of German officers pointing naked women and children to a gas chamber.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

A print of a sketch by David Olere based upon his experiences as a Sonderkommando of Crematorium III at Auschwitz, emptying gas chambers and burning bodies in the ovens.

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 7"

Keywords

David Olere, Sonderkommando, crematorium, Auschwitz

Subcollection

Concentration,

Recommended Citation

"Illustration of Auschwitz by David Olere" (1946). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.441a.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1148