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Auschwitz Sign Recovered-Five Detained
Jpost/BBC/Museum of Holocaust/The Lid ^ | 12/21/09 | The Lid

Posted on 12/20/2009 9:09:16 PM PST by Shellybenoit

One of the most chilling reminders of the Holocaust has been found by the Polish Government. The sign outside the Auschwitz concentration camp which said Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Will Set You Free) was taken down from the gate of the former death camp sometime Friday night.

Police spokeswoman Katarzyna Padlo said police believe it was stolen between 3:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. Friday morning, when museum guards noticed that it was missing and alerted police.

Padlo also said that the iron sign, which spanned a gate at the main entrance to the former Nazi death camp in southern Poland, was removed by being unscrewed on one side and pulled off on the other.

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TOPICS: History; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: arbeitmachtfrei; auschwitz; holocaust; poland

1 posted on 12/20/2009 9:09:18 PM PST by Shellybenoit
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To: Shellybenoit

Small nitpick, actully it translates to “Work Makes You Free”.


2 posted on 12/20/2009 9:15:14 PM PST by Hugin (Sarah Palin: accept no substitutes!)
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To: Hugin

Any info? Was it neo-nazi skinheads, or muslims?


3 posted on 12/20/2009 9:25:06 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs earn thi title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
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To: DesertRhino
Was it neo-nazi skinheads

If it were neo-nazi freaks then throw the book at them. If it were some stupid idiots then give them community service. I know, same crime but not the same motivation.

4 posted on 12/20/2009 9:37:07 PM PST by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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To: bgill

and i suppose it’s possible that it’s some variant of the drunk hooligan type. Guess we’ll see. But i think it must have a political meaning, like muslims, skinheads,,etc. If it was some soccer fans on a binge, i think they would have told us real quick.
As in that “nothing to see here” mode.


5 posted on 12/20/2009 9:52:54 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs earn thi title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
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