1. Arbeit macht frei

2. History 101
After Hitler’s rise to power, began imprisoning political prisoners to work camps
“Work makes free”
Anti-Semitism had flourished in Germany since middle ages
Immediate Causes: Kristallnacht (1938), and invasion of Poland (2 million+ Jewish people)

3. Concentration and labor camps (1933–1945)
Dachau in March 1933
Political Prisoners
Jews
Gypsies
Homosexuals
Handicapped
Catholics
Those outwardly opposing Nazi goals

7. Tragedy Victims Killed Jews 5.9 million Soviet POWs 2–3 million
Ethnic Poles –2 million
Romani ,000–1,500,000
Disabled ,000–250,000
Freemasons ,000
Homosexuals ,000–15,000
Jehovah'sWitnesses ,500–5,000

8. In German, the text on the statue reads: “This is to honor the dead, and to warn the living.”
-What does the man represent to you?
-Why did the artist sculp the man to look this way? (Think body language, physical appearance, facial expression, clothing)
-What does the quote mean?
-Why do we study tragic events like this?