And, yes, I DO take it personally: Aw, fer corn's sake...

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Friday, December 18, 2009

Aw, fer corn's sake...

it was only a little over a month ago that i visited auschwitz, took these photos and put up this post...

Poland: Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign stolen

The Nazis' infamous iron sign declaring "Arbeit Macht Frei" — German for "Work Sets You Free" — was stolen Friday from the entrance of the former Auschwitz death camp, Polish police said.

The 5-meter-long (16-foot-long), 40-kilogram (90-pound) iron sign at the Holocaust memorial site in southern Poland was unscrewed on one side and torn off on the other, police spokeswoman Katarzyna Padlo said.

The theft from the entrance to the camp — where more than 1 million people, mostly Jews, died during World War II — brought condemnation worldwide.

i don't know what goes on in some people's heads...

Labels: Arbeit Macht Frei, Auschwitz, death camps, Germany, holocaust, Poland