Mysterious Scribbles in Auschwitz Child's Shoes Unveiled After Decades
Kubik explained that the papers include official documents, a piece of paper with a name, and part of a brochure. The documents included the names of Ackermann, Brávermann, and Beinhorn.
“They were probably deported to Auschwitz in the spring or summer of 1944 during the extermination of Hungarian Jews,” she said. “I hope that more in-depth research will allow us to determine the details of the individuals.”
Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-BirkenauAll uncovered items are being prepared for further analysis by the Museum Collections department.
A great many items like this, which belonged to the myriad people killed in the concentration camp, are regularly on display. The shoes and their hidden documents will be sent to the collections department for preservation and analysis.
Meanwhile, these discoveries are only a small part of a slew of Holocaust-related artifacts found in recent years.
In September 2019, the secret Holocaust diary of a teenager named Renia Spiegel was found inside a New York bank vault after 70 years. There are plans to publish it. And most recently, archaeologists uncovered a literal treasure chest of silver near a Polish castle formerly occupied by the Nazis.
Next, read this letter that describes the horrors of Auschwitz. Then, see the faces of Auschwitz’s guards and find out who they were.
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