Blog Post #2 - Sylvie


Jewish men from Subcarpathian Rus await selection on the ramp at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/pa14817

In this photograph from 1944, jewish men await selection in the cold. 
They look dismal, and it appears as if they really don’t care what happens next because the waiting is hard enough. 

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  1. AnonymousOctober 18, 2019 at 10:38 AM

    Hi Sylvie,

    I like how you included the part that they don't really care about what is going to happen next because they have already been through so much. I also agree that they look tired and dismantled.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 6, 2019 at 7:31 AM

    hi sylvie,

    I really like your caption for this photo because I think it brings out a lot of emotion that these men are feeling. you also described really well the scene and what is happening very well.

    priscilla

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