picture of the gates of Auschwitz I concentration camp

The entrance gate of Auschwitz I with the inscription Arbeit Macht Frei (Work sets you free). This cynical inscription greeted prisoners upon arrival at the camp. The letter B in the word ARBEIT is upside down, traditionally believed to have been intentionally made by the prisoners who forged the gate as an act of silent resistance.

Auschwitz concentration camp Arbeit Mascht Frei Shoa Memory Unesco World Heritage Site