Surviving the Holocaust: Segment 8 — The Death March

In a refusal to give up their prisoners to the approaching Allied front, Nazi’s forced the already sick and starving prisoners out of the camps on foot. Irene was among those forced out of Auschwitz, and she describes how she ended up hundreds of miles away and on the verge of death.

Suggested Discussion Questions:
Why did Nazis force prisoners on death marches?
What were the conditions prisoners faced along their journeys?
What did you think of Irene’s decision to volunteer to go with her sister to the gas chamber?

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